The Youth Café, a core member of the Africa–Europe Innovation Platform (AEIP) Consortium, took centre stage at the highly anticipated Africa–Europe Innovation Fair 2025, a flagship event organised by the European Commission in partnership with the African Union (AU) and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). Held under the unifying theme “Enabling That Step Forward,” the Fair brought together cutting-edge research, policy leadership, and market-ready innovation across Africa, Europe, and the Mediterranean.
Africa–Europe Innovation Platform Stakeholders Meeting: Centering Youth to Build a Resilient, Inclusive Innovation Future
The inaugural Africa–Europe Innovation Platform (AEIP) Stakeholders Meeting, held on October 22, 2025, in Brussels, marked a major milestone in strengthening cross-continental collaboration for innovation. As an active member of the AEIP consortium, The Youth Café played a strategic role, championing youth priorities, elevating voices often sidelined in high-level discussions, and reaffirming the critical role of young people in shaping resilient and inclusive innovation ecosystems.