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New A.U.-E.U. Innovation Agenda puts science diplomacy into practice

Adopted in 2023, the policy agreement is a major boost for multilateral science diplomacy between Africa and Europe.

A participant in the first A.U.-E.U. Innovation Festival, held at Cape Town, South Africa in June 2023.
A participant in the first A.U.-E.U. Innovation Festival, held at Cape Town, South Africa in June 2023, pitches his health care project for Africa. (AN/©Vincenzo Lorusso)

LUSAKA, Zambia (AN) – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, African and European governments have built a new diplomatic bridge to promote scientific cooperation between researchers and innovators.

Co-created by the African Union and European Union, the A.U.-E.U. Innovation Agenda launched in July 2023 with 1 billion euros in backing from European sources, among others, to help researchers and innovators create products, services, businesses and jobs.

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