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| Publication Date: 06/30/2026Greetings from UbuntuNet Alliance for Research and Education Networking. Please receive our NUANCE Newsletter, detailing our activites and annoucements for the past month. Feel free to share the newsletter with your colleagues who may find it useful but are not on our mailing list. Call for Proposals: AI for Climate Resilience in Africa By Madara Ogot on Jun 29, 2026 10:49 am  Africa is experiencing increasing climate variability and more frequent extreme weather events, with significant consequences for agriculture, water systems, energy infrastructure, public health, and livelihoods. Recent continental assessments point to growing exposure to droughts, floods, heatwaves, and related risks, while also highlighting persistent gaps in early warning systems, climate services, and localised decision-support tools. At …Call for Proposals: AI for Climate Resilience in Africa Read More » EU-funded intercontinental cable infrastructure set to drive down connectivity costs in Africa By Madara Ogot on Jun 27, 2026 12:19 pm  One of the opening sessions at TNC2026 explored the emerging strategic era of intercontinental submarine connectivity infrastructure, including ongoing projects such as Medusa and Blue Raman, and opportunities such as Polar Connect and EurAfrica, in which Regional Research and Education Networks, including GÉANT, NorduNET, ASREN, WACREN and UbuntuNet Alliance have a direct stake. The assembled …EU-funded intercontinental cable infrastructure set to drive down connectivity costs in Africa Read More » Lesotho Librarians Commit to Establishing Open Institutional Repositories By Madara Ogot on Jun 27, 2026 11:37 am  Librarians from Lesotho participated in a 3-day immersive Research Repository Stewardship Programme workshop, facilitated by Prof Madara Ogot, CEO of UbuntuNet Alliance, from June 22-24, 2026 in Maseru, Lesotho. Hosted by the Lesotho Research and Education Network (LesREN) and sponsored by the Invest in Open Infrastructure Fund (IOI), the thirty-four participants were provided with the …Lesotho Librarians Commit to Establishing Open Institutional Repositories Read More » Helsinki Declaration brings research and education networks together for Earth Observation at TNC2026 By Harold Bowa on Jun 23, 2026 12:31 pm  UbuntuNet Alliance joined regional research and education networking partners from across the world in signing the Helsinki Declaration, a renewed global commitment to strengthen collaboration in support of Earth Observation and the international Group on Earth Observations (GEO) community. The declaration was signed on 10 June 2026 during TNC2026 in Helsinki, Finland, bringing together ASREN, …Helsinki Declaration brings research and education networks together for Earth Observation at TNC2026 Read More » Advancing Open Repositories Across Languages: Second Librarians’ Training Held in Madagascar By Harold Bowa on Jun 23, 2026 11:12 am  UbuntuNet Alliance has conducted the second Open Institutional Repository Stewardship training under the project “Unlocking Potential: Elevating Open Institutional Repositories in Africa for Global Impact”, supported by Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) through the Network Adoption Fund. Hosted in Madagascar by iRENALA, the country’s National Research and Education Network, the workshop brought together 35 librarians …Advancing Open Repositories Across Languages: Second Librarians’ Training Held in Madagascar Read More » Registration Now Open for UbuntuNet-Connect 2026! By Harold Bowa on Jun 01, 2026 10:08 am  The annual research and education networking conference for UbuntuNet Alliance will take place from 29–30 October 2026 at the Pearl Convention Centre in Lilongwe, Malawi, under the theme “Shaping Digital Horizons.” This year’s conference will be hosted by the Malawi Research and Education Network (MAREN) in partnership with UbuntuNet Alliance, bringing together the research and …Registration Now Open for UbuntuNet-Connect 2026! Read More » |
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