Governance

Standards-aligned continental oversight and operational framework.

eduID.africa's governance framework ensures the continental federation operates to international standards, with clear accountability across three regional RRENs and within the framework of the AfricaConnect4 programme

Governed by Africa's three regional research and education networks: with support from

Programme leadership

Clear accountability and stewardship across lead agencies, regional partners, and international technical bodies.

Programme lead

WACREN CSO

Responsibilities

Strategic direction
AC4 alignment
Content sign-off

Technical lead

WACREN Programme Manager

Responsibilities

Technical accuracy
BonafID product
Deployment oversight

Communications

WACREN Comms team

Responsibilities

Website
Multilingual content
Design brief & agency management

Regional partner

UbuntuNet Alliance

Responsibilities

Governance review
Federation map data for East/Southern Africa

Regional partner

ASREN

Responsibilities

Governance review
Federation map data for North Africa

Technical partner

GÉANT

Responsibilities

eduGAIN integration
geteduroam integration
Standards alignment

Policies and terms

Authoritative frameworks, terms of participation, and legal templates governing the eduID.africa ecosystem.

Federation documents

5 official documents available

Federation Policy Framework

eduID.africa/Version 2.3/March 2026

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BonafID Terms of Participation

Institutions/Version 1.1/April 2026

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NREN Peering Agreement Template

National federations/Version 1.0/January 2026

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Privacy Notice: eduID.africa Federation Services

All users/GDPR-aligned/June 2026

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geteduroam Service Terms

End users and NROs/Version 1.2/May 2026

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Deliverables & Milestones

eduID.africa within AC4

AC4 Deliverables · 2026–2029

Phase 01

Year 1 ✓

BonafID 1.0 production release

Completed · Active in production

Phase 02

Year 1 ✓

Regional geteduroam catchall live

Completed · Active in production

Phase 03

Year 2

20 new institutional onboardings

Upcoming target milestone

Phase 04

Year 3

French/Arabic site content

Scheduled continental delivery