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    Congratulations to our WACREN friends and looking forward next
    conference in Accra !<br>
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    With kind regards,<br>
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    Sabine<br>
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                  <div>On Tue, Sep 18, 2018 at 13:30, WACREN Secretariat</div>
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                          lang="EN-US">WACREN and
                          Vice Chancellors Ghana (VCG) have signed
                          agreement for hosting the WACREN
                          Secretariat at the VCG Office Complex in
                          Accra.</span></p>
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                          lang="EN-US">Office
                          space as well as space to host the WACREN
                          Network Operation Center (NOC) have
                          been allocated to WACREN.</span></p>
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                          lang="EN-US">Commenting
                          on the event, Boubakar Barry, CEO of WACREN
                          said: “This hosting agreement shows
                          the commitment of VCG and GARNET to contribute
                          to the development of WACREN. It
                          is very timely, as WACREN has started the
                          deployment of its network and is in
                          the process of hiring additional staff.   </span>WACREN
                        is
                        very grateful to VCG as well as to GARNET who
                        facilitated the signing of this
                        agreement”.</p>
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                          lang="EN-US">Peter Kaba,
                          Executive Secretary of VCG also said: “We are
                          honoured and indeed privileged to
                          host WACREN within our premises. As Public
                          Universities tasked with the mandate
                          to produce quality human resources for the
                          development of the nation, the VCG
                          considers the activities of the WACREN which
                          seek to promote the development of
                          National research and Education Networks, a
                          great opportunity for promoting
                          research and collaboration to stimulate
                          research and knowledge creation for the
                          advancement of our community. VCG is committed
                          to supporting initiatives that
                          promote this agenda, and is therefore
                          extremely proud to host the WACREN.
                          Welcome and please feel at home”.</span></p>
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                          lang="EN-US">Present at
                          the signing ceremony were also Prof. Nii Narku
                          Quaynor, Chairman of WACREN, Mr.
                          Lucas Chigabatia and Mr. Emmanuel Togo of
                          GARNET, and Mr. Michael Melomey of AGEP
                          Consulting and Investment Limited, Facility
                          Managers of the VCG Secretariat.</span> </p>
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                          WACREN et la Conférence des Recteurs du Ghana
                          (VCG) ont signé un accord pour
                          abriter le secrétariat de WACREN au complexe
                          de bureaux de VCG à Accra.<br
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                          Un espace pour bureaux ainsi que l'espace
                          nécessaire pour héberger le centre
                          d'exploitation du réseau WACREN (NOC) ont été
                          attribués à WACREN.<br
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                          Commentant l'événement, Boubakar Barry,
                          Directeur Général de WACREN a déclaré:
                          "Cet accord montre l'engagement de VCG et de
                          GARNET à contribuer au
                          développement de WACREN. Il est très opportun
                          au moment où WACREN a commencé à
                          déployer son réseau et est actuellement engagé
                          dans un processus de recrutement
                          de personnel supplémentaire.  WACREN est très
                          reconnaissant à VCG mais également à GARNET
                          qui a facilité la
                          signature de cet accord".<br
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                          Peter Kaba, Secrétaire Exécutif de VCG a
                          également déclaré: "Nous sommes
                          honorés et en effet privilégiés d’accueillir
                          WACREN dans nos locaux. En tant
                          qu’universités publiques chargées de produire
                          des ressources humaines de
                          qualité pour le développement de la nation,
                          VCG considère les activités du WACREN
                          qui visent à promouvoir le développement de
                          réseaux nationaux d’éducation et de
                          recherche comme une excellente opportunité de
                          promouvoir la recherche et la
                          collaboration pour stimuler recherche et
                          création de connaissances pour
                          l'avancement de notre communauté. VCG s'engage
                          à soutenir les initiatives qui
                          font la promotion de cet objectif et est donc
                          extrêmement fier d’accueillir
                          WACREN. Bienvenue et sentez-vous chez vous".<br
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                          Professeur Nii Narku Quaynor, PCA de WACREN,
                          M. Lucas Chigabatia et M. Emmanuel
                          Togo de GARNET, ainsi que M. Michael Melomey
                          d'AGEP Consulting and Investment
                          Limited, gestionnaire des locaux du
                          Secrétariat de VCG, étaient présents à la
                          cérémonie de signature.</span></p>
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