The African Union-European Union Innovation Platform (henceforth: AEIP or Platform) builds a network of African and European stakeholders strengthening links between innovation ecosystems in an inclusive and collaborative manner, ensuring equal benefits (as per the CONNECT destination of the Horizon Europe 2023-2024 Work Programme). The AEIP will be driven by the members of the consortium, many of whom collaborated successfully before on the Africa-Europe Innovation Partnership, an EU-funded initiative that paved the way for the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.