UbuntuNet Alliance is the Eastern and Southern Africa’s Research and Education Networking organization aiming at supporting the data communications needs of the research and education community region. The Alliance is building a dedicated high speed data communications infrastructure interconnecting National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in the region to each other and connecting them to other regional Research and Education Networks worldwide. Read more>>

Rolling out the regional network

The AfricaConnect project is rolling out the regional copmponent of UbuntuNet, establishing a high-capacity Internet network for research and education in Southern and Eastern Africa to provide the region with a gateway to global research collaboration. The project will last four years and will consist of two phases, the first of which will be to plan and procure the network and is expected to last up to twelve months. Read more >>

Participating in EU FP7 Projects

UbuntuNet Alliance is an partner in EU FP7 projects. At present, the Alliance ia partner in CHAIN-REDS and eI4Africa projects.

Upcoming Events

• 13th AAU Genreal Conference, 28-31 May, 2013 Libreville, Gabon
• IST-Africa Conference & Exhibition, Nairobi,  Kenya, 29-31 May 2013
• TNC2013, Maastricht, Netherlands, 3-6 June 2013
• UbuntuNet-Connect 2013 and associated events, 11-15 November 2013, Kigali, Rwanda (UbuntuNet-Connect to run from the 14-15 November)