Read all about the successful and first-ever AU-EU Innovation Festival which took place in Cape Town, South Africa, and online on 15 June. It provided a vibrant platform for showcasing cutting-edge ideas, engaging in fruitful pitching sessions, and fostering collaborative partnerships. Read all about this successful event. On 19 July, the African Union and the European Union adopted the joint AU-EU Innovation Agenda. This newsletter will give you all the information you need about the newly adopted document, which aims to transform the innovative capacities and achievements of African and European researchers and innovators into tangible results such as products, services, companies, and job. The new AU-EU Innovation Interface is now launched! Its purpose is to connect research and innovator stakeholders at the interface between Africa and Europe to bring value to the impact of the Innovation Agenda. Finally, do not wait to save yourself a seat to the second edition of the LEAP-RE Stakeholder Forum on renewable energy that will take place this October in Kigali, Rwanda. Happy reading!