[WACREN2026 LOC] GAMREN Readiness - WACREN 2026
Effah Amponsah
effah.amponsah at wacren.net
Mon Feb 2 15:39:07 UTC 2026
Dear All,
Here are the meeting minutes (AI-drafted) -
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1whLRgClcAqVqgVufH7fSEa_j8wscKMHDnuKNqDfnhVM/edit?usp=sharing
Thank you
On 1/31/2026 2:06 PM, Omo Oaiya wrote:
> Thanks, Samba.
>
> Effah,
>
> Please ensure that all mails going forward copies the organising
> committee as a standing rule.
>
> I have also just subscribed Edward Mendy to this mailing list so that
> we are fully aligned and can jointly intervene or follow up as
> required, including on logistics being covered by WACREN.
>
>> On 30 Jan 2026, at 19:26, Samba Sowe <batchsowe86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> A letter was sent to them confirming the venue.
>>
>> Samba Sowe
>> Director of Science Technology and Innovation
>> Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
>> Opposite Gambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
>> Senegambia Highway
>> Bijilo
>> The Gambia
>> West Africa
>> Mob: (220) 204 0321 / (220) 316 0194 / (220) 648 5038
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, 30 Jan 2026 at 18:59, Effah Amponsah
>> <effah.amponsah at wacren.net> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Samba , Edward
>>
>>
>> Please confirm if MOHERST/GAMREN has officially booked BICC as
>> the venue for the Conference. Of late, my mails to Ramatoulie
>> (BICC) concerning some logistics WACREN is paying for, have not
>> received any responses.
>>
>>
>> Thank you
>>
>>
>> On 1/27/2026 3:39 PM, abigail.essel at wacren.net wrote:
>>> Well acknowledged Edward,
>>>
>>> Meeting invite shared, and we would be on standby for the updates.
>>>
>>> Topic: WACREN 2026 - GAMBIA
>>> Time: Feb 2, 2026 01:00 PM Universal Time UTC
>>> Every week on Mon,
>>> Join Zoom Meeting
>>> https://wacren.zoom.us/j/68274929518?pwd=RxJpoA3waERjSV21uKKqy1Ra5JW85T.1
>>>
>>>
>>> Meeting ID: 682 7492 9518
>>> Passcode: 145419
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Abigail Essel
>>> Project Manager/Chef de Projet | WACREN <http://www.wacren.net/>
>>> M: +233 501100457
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Edward A Mendy <edwardamendy at yahoo.com>
>>> <mailto:edwardamendy at yahoo.com>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2026 3:23 PM
>>> *To:* Omo Oaiya <omo.oaiya at wacren.net>
>>> <mailto:omo.oaiya at wacren.net>; Hydara Mbemba
>>> <hmbemba at utg.edu.gm> <mailto:hmbemba at utg.edu.gm>;
>>> abigail.essel at wacren.net <abigail.essel at wacren.net>
>>> <mailto:abigail.essel at wacren.net>
>>> *Cc:* Samba Sowe <batchsowe86 at gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:batchsowe86 at gmail.com>; Serign Omar Lowe Nicolas
>>> <serign.omar.lowe at gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:serign.omar.lowe at gmail.com>; Abigail Essel
>>> <pmo at wacren.net> <mailto:pmo at wacren.net>; Effah Amponsah
>>> <effah.amponsah at wacren.net> <mailto:effah.amponsah at wacren.net>;
>>> WACREN CEO <ceo at wacren.net> <mailto:ceo at wacren.net>; 'netops'
>>> <netops at wacren.net> <mailto:netops at wacren.net>; sysops
>>> <sysops at wacren.net> <mailto:sysops at wacren.net>
>>> *Subject:* Re: GAMREN Readiness - WACREN 2026
>>> Dear Abigail
>>>
>>> Thank you for you swift respond in creating the activity tracker.
>>>
>>> I am presently in Brussels, but I will confirm submission the
>>> letters on Monday in the meeting.
>>>
>>> Edward A. Mendy
>>> Principal Science Technology and Innovation Officer
>>> Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
>>> The Gambia
>>> Mob: (+220) 9841890 / (+220) 3999868 / (+220) 2277978
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 03:11:20 PM GMT,
>>> abigail.essel at wacren.net <abigail.essel at wacren.net>
>>> <mailto:abigail.essel at wacren.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Edward & GAMREN team,
>>>
>>> Following from the conversations and actions described below, I
>>> have created the below activity tracker so we can use to monitor
>>> progress and ensure readiness before the conference.
>>>
>>> Can you please review the pending actions and provide some
>>> updates in the comments section.
>>> GAMREN Activity Tracker- WACREN 2026.xlsx - Google Sheets
>>> <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nDT--ZVLLiTyQvRrcYuJ3ixbXmERpxX5/edit?gid=923829543#gid=923829543>
>>>
>>> Also,_please confirm that the letters referenced in your email
>>> below have formally being submitted._
>>>
>>> On standby for your confirmation for a meeting this Monday,
>>> sometime between 12:00 and 14:00 GMT. Propose a suitable time
>>> next week if not convenient.
>>>
>>> Cc'ing my technical team to support the connectivity.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>> Abigail Essel
>>> Project Manager/Chef de Projet | WACREN <http://www.wacren.net/>
>>> M: +233 501100457
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> *From:* Omo Oaiya <omo.oaiya at wacren.net>
>>> <mailto:omo.oaiya at wacren.net>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2026 12:08 PM
>>> *To:* Hydara Mbemba <hmbemba at utg.edu.gm> <mailto:hmbemba at utg.edu.gm>
>>> *Cc:* Edward A Mendy <edwardamendy at yahoo.com>
>>> <mailto:edwardamendy at yahoo.com>; Samba Sowe
>>> <batchsowe86 at gmail.com> <mailto:batchsowe86 at gmail.com>; Serign
>>> Omar Lowe Nicolas <serign.omar.lowe at gmail.com>
>>> <mailto:serign.omar.lowe at gmail.com>; Abigail Essel
>>> <pmo at wacren.net> <mailto:pmo at wacren.net>; Effah Amponsah
>>> <effah.amponsah at wacren.net> <mailto:effah.amponsah at wacren.net>;
>>> WACREN CEO <ceo at wacren.net> <mailto:ceo at wacren.net>
>>> *Subject:* Re: GAMREN Constitution
>>>
>>> Dear Colleagues,
>>>
>>> Greetings from Lomé.
>>>
>>> Thank you all for your efforts in moving this forward.
>>>
>>> As we approach the conference, we will need to schedule weekly
>>> status meetings, even if brief. May I propose Mondays, sometime
>>> between 11:00 and 14:00 GMT?
>>>
>>> Abigail,
>>> Please provide a tracker so we can stay on top of the actions
>>> identified below and review progress during these meetings.
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>>
>>> On 27 Jan 2026, at 11:49, Hydara Mbemba <hmbemba at utg.edu.gm>
>>> <mailto:hmbemba at utg.edu.gm> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Edward,
>>>
>>> Thank you. Well noted. I will reach out to him.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Mbemba HYDARA
>>>
>>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026, 11:06 Edward A Mendy,
>>> <edwardamendy at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Dr. Hydara
>>>
>>> I am presently not in the Gambia, so please reach out to
>>> the team and coordinate the meeting. Please consult with
>>> James Gomez, Director of research, to facilitate a venue
>>> at MoHERST for the review.
>>>
>>> Edward A. Mendy
>>> Principal Science Technology and Innovation Officer
>>> Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and
>>> Technology
>>> The Gambia
>>> Mob: (+220) 9841890 / (+220) 3999868 / (+220) 2277978
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 10:28:32 AM GMT, Hydara
>>> Mbemba <hmbemba at utg.edu.gm> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Edward,
>>>
>>> Good morning,
>>>
>>> I am proposing we reach out to the technical team for a
>>> convenient date and time to finalize the draft
>>> constitutions shared by Omo ahead of the two weeks
>>> deadline . Thank you.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Mbemba HYDARA
>>>
>>> On Fri, 23 Jan 2026, 12:30 Edward A Mendy,
>>> <edwardamendy at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear All
>>>
>>> Please find below the action point of the GAMREN
>>> Technical Committee Meeting held yesterday at MoHERST.
>>>
>>> *Action Point of the GAMREN’s Technical Committee’s
>>> Meeting held on Thursday 22^nd January 2026*
>>>
>>> 1.MoHERST to Coordinate and ensure that GAMREN is
>>> registered as a legal entity within the next 2 weeks.
>>>
>>> 2.GAMREN Technical Committee to review and finalize
>>> the draft constitution shared by Omo by the end of
>>> next week.
>>>
>>> 3.MoHERST to formally request GAMTEL to Reserve the
>>> following domain names for GAMREN within 2 days.
>>>
>>> 4.Saloum to provide specifications of the aggregated
>>> switch for GAMREN as soon as possible
>>>
>>> 5.WARDIP PC to facilitate the procurement of the
>>> aggregated switch and a rack as soon as the
>>> specifications are provided.
>>>
>>> 6.MoHERST to formally request the booking of the
>>> BICC for the WACREN Annual Conference within 2 days.
>>>
>>> 7.GAMTEL to establish the fiber link at UTG by the
>>> end of next week
>>>
>>> 8.MoHERST to formally request GAMTEL for co-location
>>> space at the Serekunda exchange within 2 days.
>>>
>>> 9.UTG IT Department in consultation with WAREN
>>> Communication Officer to develop GAMREN’s website
>>> within 1 week.
>>>
>>> I am please to inform you that for action points 3,
>>> 6, and 8 the letters are ready and submitted to
>>> MoHERST records office for dispatch.
>>>
>>> Edward A. Mendy
>>> Principal Science Technology and Innovation Officer
>>> Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and
>>> Technology
>>> The Gambia
>>> Mob: (+220) 9841890 / (+220) 3999868 / (+220) 2277978
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 07:04:06 PM GMT,
>>> Omo Oaiya <omo.oaiya at wacren.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you to the GM team for a productive visit. I
>>> was very encouraged by the interactions.
>>>
>>> We look forward to receiving the signed WACREN
>>> Conference MOU from MoHERST tomorrow, as they
>>> formally write to ICC regarding the venues and to
>>> the Presidency concerning the conference and the
>>> President’s launch of GAMREN.
>>>
>>> See you all online.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 22 Jan 2026, at 18:02, Hydara Mbemba
>>> <hmbemba at utg.edu.gm> wrote:
>>>
>>> Dear Omo
>>>
>>> Thank you for the link and the meeting
>>> takeaways. These points are well noted. We will
>>> do the needful as agreed.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Mbemba HYDARA
>>>
>>> On Thu, 22 Jan 2026, 16:52 Omo Oaiya,
>>> <omo.oaiya at wacren.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> Colleagues,
>>>
>>> I know Edward took detailed notes and will
>>> share the timelines, but I wanted to share
>>> the draft constitution I mentioned in the
>>> meeting and some of the key issues that need
>>> to be completed by March 1
>>>
>>> *Governance* - leading to the establishment
>>> of GAMREN as a leagl entity
>>> - GAMREN registration (I have provided a
>>> draft constitution at
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LYvwi21rUuFPSD5fUEORWMpeFNWX2AOZv_jj4bCuCrs/edit?usp=sharing )
>>>
>>> *Technical* - leading to the activation of
>>> the GAMREN connection to WACREN and
>>> provision of the service to UTG
>>> - Purchase of an aggregation device to link
>>> all the UTG campuses. GAMTEL to provide
>>> specs. WACREN to facilitate purchase if needed.
>>> - Write to the regstrar (GAMTEL) to reserve
>>> the following names - ren.gm
>>> <http://ren.gm/>. eduid.gm
>>> <http://eduid.gm/> and eduroam.gm
>>> <http://eduroam.gm/>
>>> - Write to GAMTEL for colocation at the IX
>>> and reserve a 42U rack for GAMREN
>>> - Finalise the fibre connections to the UTG
>>> campuses
>>>
>>> best wishes,
>>> Omo
>>>
>>> Omo OAIYA
>>> Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de
>>> la Stratégie | WACREN <https://www.wacren.net/>
>>> m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 536 269 987
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Omo OAIYA
>>> Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de la Stratégie |
>>> WACREN <https://www.wacren.net/>
>>> m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 536 269 987
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Omo OAIYA
>>> Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de la Stratégie | WACREN
>>> <https://www.wacren.net/>
>>> m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 536 269 987
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> --
>> Effah Amponsah
>> Marketing & Communications, WACREN
>>
>
>
> Omo OAIYA
> Chief Strategy Officer/Directeur de la Stratégie | WACREN
> <https://www.wacren.net>
> m: +234 808 888 1571 , +233 536 269 987
>
>
>
>
--
Effah Amponsah
Marketing & Communications, WACREN
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