[Knowledge made in Africa, shared with the world] Today, on Africa University Day, we celebrate the universities powering Africa’s research and innovation.

📚 Première conférence francophone OpenAlex ! Journée francophone OpenAlex : sensibiliser recherche/ESR, présenter initiatives & cas d’usage, fédérer une communauté institutionnelle. 👉🏾 openalex25.sciencesconf.org?lang=fr #OpenAlex #ScienceOuverte #EnseignementSupérieur #Francophone #OpenScience

Registration is OPEN for PKP + SFU Open Publishing courses (Jan & May 2026). 📚 PUB604 • PUB611 • PUB603 🎓 OER materials | 💸 limited discounts ([email protected]) 🗓️ Webinar today 30 Oct, 9–10 AM PDT (6–7 PM SAST). 🔗 Register: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/01/r... #OpenPublishing #OER #ScholarlyComms

⏰ Last call to register! In 90 minutes you will get: • A global snapshot of nonprofit publishing across 3 regions • A policymaker panel on what’s working for #policy and #funding • An open discussion to set regional + international priorities

Crossref and @ajol.info "go way back", says its Executive Director, Susan Murray! Long may it continue 🥰 #Crossref2025

📢 AJOL update: Our Ops Director, Ivy Mutambanengwe, will represent AJOL at the 4th UN Open Science & Open Scholarship Conference in Tokyo (16–18 Oct 2025) at United Nations University. Let’s connect and amplify Africa’s voice in #OpenScience 🤝🏾 🌐 www.un.org/en/library/O... #AJOL #OpenScholarship

💎 The Diamond OA Policy Forum kicks off 29 Oct, 15:00–16:30 UTC. Regional snapshot, policy/funding wins, and priorities discussion. 👉🏾 Zoom reg.: bit.ly/ALMASIForum #DiamondOA #OpenAccess #AJOL @doabooks.bsky.social @doaj.bsky.social @oaspa.bsky.social @almasiproject.bsky.social

💎 Join the first Diamond #OA Policy Forum, a collaborative space for policymakers and funders from Africa, Europe and Latin America to discuss how to make Diamond #OpenAccess more sustainable, equitable, and community-led. 📅 29 October 2025 🕓 16:00 - 17:30 CET 🔗 almasiproject.org/the-diamond-...

Globally, we're not past the point of no return. We're trying to find those willing to put profits and immediate self-interest aside for something substantive to stand up for science and truth. And decency.

Jane Goodall, Legendary Primatologist and Anthropologist, Dies at 91 www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...

AJOL Operations Director, Ivy Mutambanengwe, at #OASPA2025

Fascinating and collegial debates today about how community value is defined during the session on "Scaling inclusive open access models" at #OASPA2025.