EU-Africa cooperation in research and innovation publications

The Africa Initiative III, part of Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, is a major step forward in strengthening research and innovation (R&I) cooperation between Africa and Europe. It builds on the foundations of the previous Africa Initiatives and further implements the short-, medium- and long...

This first-year Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Report assesses the implementation of the AU–EU Innovation Agenda (2023– 2033), adopted in July 2023 following the AU-EU Ministerial on Science, Technology and Innovation.

The document highlights Africa–Europe collaboration under the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021–2022, including Africa Initiative I, GH EDCTP3 JU, ERC grants, and MSCA. These efforts strengthen AU–EU research ties in Public Health, Green Transition, Innovation and Technology, and Capacities For...

The EU’s total financial contribution under the Africa Initiative I and Work Programme 2022 of GH EDCTP3 JU to African entities amounts to €128 million, engaging a total of 473 African organisations that spanned over 40 African countries.

Overview of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) methodology to be used to measure the impact of the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.

The African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Innovation Workshop on Access to Finance took place on 29 May 2024, the second of a series of Virtual Workshops around the theme “Implementing the AU-EU Innovation Agenda” that will continue through the next three years.

Hosted by the AU and the EU at the 6th Africa Regional Science, Technology and Innovation Forum (ARSTIF) organised by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and virtually on 22 April 2024, the session brought together a diverse range of participants, including...

The first ever African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Innovation Festival took place on 15 June 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa, and online. Hosted by the EU, the AU, and the Republic of South Africa, this event took place in the backdrop of the process of adoption of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda...

The African Union (AU)-European Union (EU) Innovation Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) took place on 28 November 2023. It was the first in a series of Virtual Workshops around the theme “Implementing the AU-EU Innovation Agenda” that will stretch through the next three years...