About SomaliREN

SomaliREN is a non-profit organization whose mission is to  be the network for the higher education institutions to unite them in the promotion and development of good research environments and collaborative relationships with their international peers, and in the enhancement of the quality of higher education through the extensive use of ICTs and building the necessary communication infrastructures to provide them with affordable connectivity to other Regional and National Research and Education Networks, and the rest of the world.

SomaliREN is a member of a sub-regional backbone (UbuntuNet Alliance) network in eastern and southern Africa connecting National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) to each other and to similar networks on other continents via GÉANT, the European research and education backbone network.  SomaliREN’s efforts are currently focused on the development of the ICT capabilities of the member organizations to facilitate connectivity among them and also connect them to UbuntuNet Alliance. This is a first step towards building a suitable network infrastructure for e-Learning and cross-border research collaborations. The bottom-line is to empower the higher education sector to have a tangible role in the development and rebuilding of the Somali society.
 
The NREN was born in 2006 after the Vice Chancellors and CEOs of selected Somali higher education and research institutions met and resolved to create the Somali Research and Education Network after a study tour to Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa.

Contact Details:

C/O Afralti Complex

Waiyaki Way Westlands

P. O. BoX 35572 -0100

Nairobi, Kenya

Website: www.somaliren.org

Representative Member: Mr. Thom Munyasya

CEO: Dahir Hassan Arab

CTO: Abdullahi Bihi Hussein