Connecting Africa to unlimited possibilities
AfricaConnect4 is the fourth iteration of an EU-funded initiative growing Africa's research and education sector through high-speed connectivity, climate data infrastructure, digital services and capacity building implemented in West and Central Africa by WACREN.
Five thematic focus areas
Connectivity Expansion
Strengthening the WACREN backbone, extending high-speed regional links and tackling last-mile gaps bringing new countries into the network in Phase 4.
ExploreClimate Data Infrastructure
HPC clusters, EUMETCast terrestrial data portals, WMO-compliant weather stations and LoRaWAN gateways building the digital plumbing for African climate research, all under the WACREN CLIMET service.
ExploreWomen in STEM
Growing women's leadership through the Women-in-WACREN programme, annual hackathons and mentorship.
ExploreCybersecurity & Threat Intelligence
Standing up an ISAC, strengthening CSIRT cooperation and securing federated identity across the region's NRENs, through the TrustBroker Africa and the WACREN T&I programmes
ExploreCapacity Building
The NREN Academy, business accelerators, technical training and exchange programmes equipping a new generation of African REN leaders, all through the Africa Training Initiative (ATI).
ExploreBuilding on the success of three earlier phases.
Since 2015, WACREN's participation in the AfricaConnect project has fundamentally reshaped our region's research and education networking landscape. Phase 4 of the project consolidates and expands these results across the WACREN region
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The European Union, under the EU Global Gateway Strategy and the Africa-Europe Investment Package, through DG INTPA.
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