Africa

Kenyan university excels at blended learning

Dedan Kimathi University of Technology has embedded blended learning across its courses, supported by Moodle and web conferencing platforms hosted by KENET, Kenya’s NREN. The scalable infrastructure enables reliable online classes and assessments for thousands of students.

Education

Strong waves hitting the coast of West Africa with boats on the shore

Better climate adaptation for Western Africa

WACREN expands its NREN to include six new countries, enabling better climate adaptation through improved data access, real-time monitoring, and regional collaboration.

Climate Science Knowledge Exchange

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Lagos at night with heavy traffic and illuminated city skyline

Continental connectivity for Africa’s researchers

African NRENs WACREN and SANReN connect via a new high-capacity link, boosting research collaboration with faster, more resilient data exchange across the continent.

Climate Science Energy Environment Knowledge Exchange Meteorology

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Man checking ripe and unripe tomatoes on a plant while using a tablet in a cultivated garden.

Kenyan researchers develop optical method for rapid pesticide detection in food

A KENET-backed team in Kenya uses diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and machine learning to detect pesticide residues on produce in minutes.

Environment Food Security

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Healthcare worker wearing protective equipment speaking with an older man outdoors in a rural setting.

Enhancing visibility of African public health science

WACREN and partners are advancing Diamond Open Access publishing to boost the visibility and global reach of African public health research outputs.

Health & Medicine Knowledge Exchange

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Group of young adults sitting outdoors at a table, using a laptop and smartphones together.

Africa’s open science landscape mapped

Across Africa, mapping of Diamond Open Access journals highlights funding instability and infrastructure gaps that limit visibility of freely accessible research.

Knowledge Exchange

Africa | WACREN (West + Central Africa) |

Laboratory researchers in protective gowns, masks, and face shields analyzing data on a laptop while conducting experiments.

Broadband islands: bridging the gap in learning and healthcare

High-speed broadband “islands” from KENET are connecting hospitals and universities in Kenya, improving access to online learning, telemedicine and digital research.

Health & Medicine Technology

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Herd of camels standing and grazing among trees in a dry, semi-arid landscape.

Kenyan breakthrough brings energy-free cooling to rural communities

A magnetic refrigeration project at Egerton University supported by Kenya’s NREN KENET aims to cool food without electricity, preserving milk and juice in off-grid areas.

Energy

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Close-up of surgeons’ gloved hands working during a medical procedure.

A revolution in surgical training for Kenya

KENET enabled high-quality connectivity to support a new digital platform, letting Kenyan surgeons access international expertise and build a surgical training library from real cases.

Health & Medicine

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Two healthcare professionals reviewing patient information on a tablet

Academic roaming keeps Kenyan hospital online

Eduroam at AIC Kijabe Hospital, set up with support from Kenya’s NREN KENET, gives doctors, nurses and students secure, seamless Wi-Fi access without shared passwords.

Health & Medicine

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |

Person with glasses working on a laptop outdoors among plants

Digital transformation for Kenyan education

KENET’s hybrid teaching classrooms at St. Paul’s University and other campuses are expanding access to digital learning and interactive education across Kenya.

Education

Africa | KENET (Kenya) |