African ​NRENs

Across the three regional clusters delivering AfricaConnect3 in the field, there are currently 38 national research and education networks enrolled in the project.

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UbuntuNet Alliance

Eastern and Southern Africa
Botswana Research and Education Network (BotsREN)
Prof. Shedden Masupe
smapue@bitri.co.bw

​Burundi Education and Research Network (BERNET)
Dr. Gregoire Njejimana
c/o University of Burundi, P.O. Box 1550
Bujumbura, Burundi
Tel: (+257) 77502182
gregoire.njejimana@ub.edu.bi / gnjejimana@gmail.com

Democratic Republic of the Congo (Eb@le)
Prof. Pierre Kasengedia
Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et Universitaire
Boulevard Colonel TSHATSHI, N° 6-8
B.P 5429 KINSHASA/GOMBE, RDC
République Démocratique du Congo
Tel: +243 812900520
pierre.kasengedia@ista.ac.cd

Ethiopia Research and Education Network (EthERnet)
Dr Zelalem Assefa
Tel: +251911731830
zelalem@ethernet.edu.et
www.ethernet.edu.et

Kenya Education Network (KENET)
Prof. Meoli Kashorda
University of Nairobi, The Jomo Kenyatta Memorial Library, P.O. Box 30244 00100, Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (+254) 732150500 / 703044500
info@kenet.or.ke
www.kenet.or.ke

Madagascar Research and Education Network for Academic and Learning Activities (iRENALA)
Mms Harinaina R. Ravelomanantsoa
Porte 201 – Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche Scientifique – Fiadanana
Tel: +261 (0) 34 02 004 27 / +261 (0) 32 40 004 27
www.irenala.edu.mg

Malawi Research and Education Network (MaREN)
Mr Solomon Dindi
C/O University of Malawi, P.O. Box 278, Zomba, Malawi
Tel: (+265) 995 148 626
ceo@maren.ac.mw
www.maren.ac.mw

Mozambique Research and Education Network (MORENET)
Dr Erminio Jasse
770 Patrice Lumumba Avenue, Maputo, Mozambique
Tel: +258853004015
erminio.jasse@inage.gov.mz
www.morenet.ac.mz

Rwanda Education & Research Network (RWEDNET)
Eugene KARANGWA (CIO)
University of Rwanda
Tel: +250788866047
cio@ur.ac.rw / karangwa1973@gmail.com

Somali Research and Education Network (SomaliREN)
Mr Abdullahi Bihi Hussein
202 Muna Building, Taleh Street, Hodan District, Mogadishu, Somalia
Tel: +252 612697979
info@somaliren.org
www.somaliren.org

Sudan Research and Education Network (SudREN)
Mr. Waleid Elmobarak
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, P.O. Box 2081, Khartoum, Sudan
Tel: (+249) 111444466 / 19695950
waleid.elmobarak@sudren.edu.sd / waleid.elmobarak@mohe.gov.sd
www.sudren.edu.sd

Tertiary Education and Research network of South Africa (TENET)
Duncan Greaves
House Vincent, Wynberg Mews, 10 Brodie Road, Wynberg 7800, South Africa
(+27) 217637140
ceo@tenet.ac.za
www.tenet.ac.za

Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET)
Mr Stephen Lukindo
P.O. Box 95062, Kilimahewa Road, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255715295774
stephen.lukindo@ternet.or.tz
www.ternet.or.tz

Research and Education Network for Uganda (RENU)
Nicholas Mbonimpa
House No. 31, The Edge, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Tel: (+256) 393 516521
info@renu.ac.ug
renu.ac.ug

Zambia Research and Education Network (ZAMREN)
Stein Mkandawire
School of Education Building, 1st Floor, West Wing, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
Tel: +260-211-295928 / +260-953-526977 / + 260-955-761566
mkandaws@zamren.zm
www.zamren.zm

Zimbabwe Research and Education Network (ZIMREN)
Miriam Chahuruva
15015 Ganges Roas, Belvedere, Harare, Zimbabwe
Tel: +265774101509
mpchahuruva@hit.ac.zw
www.zimren.ac.zw

WACREN

Western and Central Africa
Réseau Béninois d’Education et de Recherche (RBER) / Agence pour le développement du numérique (ADN)
Marc-Andre Loko
maloko@presidence.bj

​Association Nationale d’Education et de Recherche du Burkina Faso (FasoREN)
Dr. Telesphore Tiendrebeogo
tetiendreb@gmail.com

Réseau Interuniversitaire du Cameroun (RIC)
​Mr. Hans Melaine Gwet Bi Kona
gwet.hans@freenet.de

Tchad Research and Education Network (TchadREN)
Dr. Zaki Sabit
zakisabit@gmail.com

Réseau Ivoirien de Télécommunications pour l’Enseignement et la Recherche (RITER)
Dr. Abdou Maiga
abdou.maiga@mesrs.edu.ci

​Réseau d’Education et de Recherche du Gabon (GabonREN)
Contact details for this NREN are not available now. If you wish to contact them, please send mail to ceo@wacren.net copying cmo@wacren.net.

​Ghanaian Academic and Research Network (GARNET)
Mr. Lucas Chigabatia
c/o Vice Chancellors Ghana, P. O. Box LG 25, Legon, Accra
ceo@garnet.edu.gh

Ghana Research and Education Network (GhREN)
Benjamin A. Eshun
NCTE Building, Tertiary Education Complex, East Legon, Accra 7
Tel: +233-26-432-1957 6
beshun@ghren.net.gh

Reseau National D’education Et De Recherche De Guinee (Gn-REN)
Mamadou Kodiougou Diallo
1147 Conakry, Guinée
+224 628 101 950
mkodiallo@yahoo.fr

Liberia Research and Education Network (LRREN)
Dr. Darren Wilkins
wilkinsdd@ul.edu.lr

Réseau national d’éducation et de recherche du Mali (MaliREN​)
Pierre Claver Bakoroba Traore
+223 76028660 / +223 61356411
pcbako.traore@usttb.edu.ml / pcbtraore@gmail.com

Niger National Research And Education Network (NigerREN)​
Dr. Ousmane Moussa Tessa
secretariat@niger-ren.ne

Eko-Konnect Research and Education Initiative (Eko-Konnect)
Mr. Owen Iyoha
owen@eko-konnect.org.ng

​Nigerian Research and Education Network (NgREN)
Dr Joshua A. Atah
Peter Okebukola Building, National Universities Commission, No. 26 Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria
Tel: +234 803 314 5148
jaatah@ngren.edu.ng
www.ngren.edu.ng

​Réseau pour l’Enseignement Supérieur et la Recherche du Sénégal (snRER)
Contact details for this NREN are not available now. If you wish to contact them, please send mail to ceo@wacren.net copying cmo@wacren.net.

Sierra Leone Research & Education Network (SLREN)
Thomas Philip Songu
Njala University, Njala Campus, Private Mail Bag, Freetown, Sierra Leone
+232 79453322
tsongu@njala.edu.sl / thomas.songu@slren.edu.sl
slren.edu.sl 

​Réseau d’Education et de Recherche du Togo (Togo-RER)
Dr Palanga Eyouleki Tcheyi Gnadi
Centre Informatique et de Calcul/Université de Lomé
BP 1515, Lomé Togo
Tel: +228 90 17 12 60
venant.palanga@togorer.tg
www.togorer.tg

ASREN

Northern Africa

Algerian Research Network (ARN)
CERIST (Centre de recherche sur l’Information Scientifique et Technique)
Mme Aouaouche El-Maouhab
Rue des Trois Frères Aissiou, Ben-Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria
Tel: (+213) 2325 5408 / (+213) 2325 5395
www.arn.dz

Egyptian National Scientific and Technical Information Network (ENSTINET)
Mr Majid M. AlSadek
101 Kasr El-Aini St., 12th Floor
Tel: (+202) 27920126 / (+202) 27964421
enstinet@gmail.com
www.sti.sci.eg

Moroccan Academic and Research Wide Area Network (MARWAN)
Mr Redouane Merrouch
Angle avenues des FAR et Allal El Fassi, Hay Ryad, B.P. 8027 N.U., Rabat 10102, Morocco
Tel: (+212) 5375 69800 / (+212) 6601 07531
merrouch@gmail.com
www.marwan.ma/index.php/en/

Computing Center Al Khwarizmi (CCK)
Mrs Saoussen Krichen
University Campus of the Manouba 2010, Tunisia
Tel: (+216) 7160 2840 / (+216) 9868 4096
saoussen.krichen@cck.rnu.tn
www.cck.rnu.tn

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