{"id":12976,"date":"2026-05-20T18:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=12976"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:05:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:05:46","slug":"au-platform-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/au-platform-new\/","title":{"rendered":"AU Platform New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12976\" class=\"elementor elementor-12976\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e772b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e772b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105791f\" data-id=\"105791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-subhero\" data-id=\"918dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-subhero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"subhero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Continental Engagement<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>AU Platform<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"rule\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">African Renaissance Trust's structured engagement with the African Union architecture \u2014 the frameworks we work within, the policies we track, and how we show up at continental decision points.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc6da7d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc6da7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f19f2a3\" data-id=\"f19f2a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696293d elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-strategy-items\" data-id=\"696293d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-strategy-items.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">What it covers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Three areas of continental engagement.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each area reflects a different dimension of how we work within and alongside the African Union system.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-list reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>AU Framework<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The African Union treaties, protocols, declarations, and agendas that provide the normative foundation for our three thematic pillars \u2014 and the domestication gaps we work to close.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"au-points\"><li>Maputo Protocol on women's rights and gender equality<\/li><li>Abuja Declaration on domestic health financing<\/li><li>Agenda 2063 \u2014 The Africa We Want: aspirational goals underpinning all three pillars<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/au-framework-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the frameworks <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>AU Policy Index<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A structured reference of AU decisions, resolutions, and commitments \u2014 organised by pillar and instrument type \u2014 to support civil society organisations, researchers, and parliamentary actors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"au-points\"><li>Indexed by thematic pillar: Gender Equality, Health Equity, Socio-Economic Justice<\/li><li>Instrument type: Protocol, Declaration, Agenda, Assembly Decision, Resolution<\/li><li>Domestication status: signed, ratified, legislated, funded<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/au-policy-index-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrowse the index <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Continental Affairs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How African Renaissance Trust engages with the AU Commission, AU Assembly, and regional economic communities \u2014 from pre-session coalition building to post-session domestication follow-through.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"au-points\"><li>AU Assembly and AU Summit engagement calendar<\/li><li>Regional economic community tracks: EAC, ECOWAS, SADC, IGAD<\/li><li>Civil society observer status and coalition coordination<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/continental-affairs-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContinental affairs <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ea5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ea5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967790d\" data-id=\"967790d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57f77d elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-two-col\" data-id=\"d57f77d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-two-col.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section style=\"background: var(--sand);\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"two-col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Why the AU matters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal in\"><h2>The architecture that shapes what is possible.<\/h2><p>The African Union sets the normative agenda for 55 member states. Its protocols, declarations, and decisions create the legitimacy framework that national governments are accountable to \u2014 and that civil society can use to demand action. Working within the AU system is not optional for organisations that want change to last.<\/p><p>Our three programme approaches \u2014 policy advocacy, health financing, and active citizenry \u2014 all operate with reference to specific AU instruments. The AU Platform brings that reference into one place.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"visual art-has-brand-overlay reveal in\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/convening.png')\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-badge\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/logo-badge.svg\" alt=\"\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-text\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-handle\">@theartrust<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"art-img-brand-org\">African Renaissance Trust<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"art-img-pattern\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-content\/plugins\/art-elements\/assets\/img\/border-pattern-white-bg.jpg');\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59475b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59475b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101862a\" data-id=\"101862a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-cta\" data-id=\"4cab1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>See how we work<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Explore our three programme approaches to see how AU frameworks translate into on-the-ground engagement.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/programme-approach-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProgram Approach <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/theory-of-change-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTheory of Change\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continental Engagement AU Platform African Renaissance Trust&#8217;s structured engagement with the African Union architecture \u2014 the frameworks we work within, the policies we track, and how we show up at continental decision points. What it covers Three areas of continental engagement. Each area reflects a different dimension of how we work within and alongside the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12976","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12976"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13717,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12976\/revisions\/13717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}