<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><div>Dear Community,</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The LIBSENSE initiative has made significant strides in advancing Open Science across Africa from 2016 to 2024. </span></font><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Over this period, LIBSENSE has built a vibrant community of practice, enhanced the capacity of researchers and librarians, and fostered collaboration across disciplines. </span></div><div><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></span></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">An Impact Report highlighting LIBSENSE’s impact on the research and education community has been released. We invite all librarians, researchers, NREN managers, policymakers, funders, university leaders and all stakeholders within the research and education community to read this report —</span></font><a href="https://pidslink.ren.africa/ark:/50962/bb6785488wsmfp0x">https://pidslink.ren.africa/ark:/50962/bb6785488wsmfp0x</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div><br></div><div>——————————</div><div><br></div><div><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Chère Communauté,</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">L'initiative LIBSENSE a réalisé des avancées significatives dans la promotion de la Science Ouverte à travers l'Afrique de 2016 à 2024. Au cours de cette période, LIBSENSE a construit une communauté de pratique dynamique, renforcé les capacités des chercheurs et des bibliothécaires, et favorisé la collaboration entre disciplines.</p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Un Rapport d'Impact mettant en lumière l'impact de LIBSENSE sur la communauté de la recherche et de l'éducation a été publié. Nous invitons tous les bibliothécaires, chercheurs, gestionnaires de RER, décideurs, bailleurs de fonds, dirigeants universitaires et toutes les parties prenantes de la communauté de la recherche et de l'éducation à lire ce rapport : <a href="https://pidslink.ren.africa/ark:/50962/bb6785488wsmfp0x">https://pidslink.ren.africa/ark:/50962/bb6785488wsmfp0x</a></p><p style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Merci.</p></div><div><br></div><div>
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