{"id":13030,"date":"2026-05-20T18:59:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=13030"},"modified":"2026-05-23T19:08:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T16:08:17","slug":"continental-affairs-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/continental-affairs-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Continental Affairs Series New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13030\" class=\"elementor elementor-13030\" 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\">AU Platform<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Continental Affairs<\/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\">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<\/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-bf4fb0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-two-col\" data-id=\"bf4fb0a\" 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\">Our presence<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"reveal in\"><h2>Policy commitment windows.<\/h2><p>Continental decisions are made at specific moments \u2014 AU Assembly sessions, ministerial conferences, regional body summits. Most civil society engagement happens after the fact, responding to decisions already taken. We work before and during those moments, placing evidence where it can still shape outcomes.<\/p><p>We also follow decisions back to the national level \u2014 coordinating the civil society and parliamentary networks that hold governments accountable to what they agreed at the continental level.<\/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-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-68ccd11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-engagement-list\" data-id=\"68ccd11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-engagement-list.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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">How we engage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Four modes of continental engagement.<\/h2>\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=\"engagement-list reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AU Assembly &amp; Summit Engagement<\/h3>\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>Structured presence at AU Assembly sessions and AU Summits \u2014 placing briefs, coordinating civil society observer delegations, and tracking session outcomes against prior commitments.<\/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=\"engagement-points\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Pre-session position papers and technical briefs submitted to AU Commission departments<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Civil society observer delegation coordination across all three thematic pillars<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Post-session domestication tracking \u2014 converting Assembly decisions into national follow-up tasks<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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=\"engagement-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AU Commission Engagement<\/h3>\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>Working directly with AU Commission departments \u2014 particularly the Departments of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development; and Women, Gender and Youth \u2014 on programme design, data sharing, and domestication support.<\/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=\"engagement-points\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Technical input to AU Commission policy development processes<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Renaissance Vault data sharing agreements with AU Commission statistical units<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Joint convenings with AU Commission on domestication progress in target countries<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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=\"engagement-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"engagement-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>AU Organs, Specialised Agencies, Ministerial STCs &amp; Regional Economic Community Tracks<\/h3>\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>Engaging the East African Community, Economic Community of West African States, Southern African Development Community, and Intergovernmental Authority on Development on regional implementation of continental commitments.<\/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=\"engagement-points\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Regional body legislative track monitoring \u2014 committee schedules, reading windows, session calendars<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Cross-country coalition coordination within each regional bloc<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Regional harmonisation briefings linking continental obligations to regional regulatory frameworks<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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\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-c7493b0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7493b0\" 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-6e2003a\" data-id=\"6e2003a\" 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-f34fe7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-rec-grid\" data-id=\"f34fe7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-rec-grid.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=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Regional bodies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The regional economic communities we engage.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Each regional body has its own legislative calendar, treaty framework, and political dynamics \u2014 we work within each rather than treating them as interchangeable.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-grid reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-abbr\">EAC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"rec-name\">East African Community<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rec-desc\">Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda. Legislative assembly and partner state summit engagement on gender, health, and integration frameworks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-abbr\">ECOWAS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"rec-name\">Economic Community of West African States<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rec-desc\">Fifteen West African member states. Engagement on gender protocol implementation, health system integration, and intra-regional trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area corridor.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-abbr\">SADC<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"rec-name\">Southern African Development Community<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rec-desc\">Sixteen member states across Southern Africa. Engagement on SADC Gender Protocol domestication and health financing reform in the Southern African regional bloc.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rec-abbr\">IGAD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"rec-name\">Intergovernmental Authority on Development<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rec-desc\">Eight member states in the Horn of Africa. Engagement on gender and health commitments in a region characterised by fragility, displacement, and cross-border health challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-7e8996d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e8996d\" 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-cd76012\" data-id=\"cd76012\" 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-615c912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-calendar-list\" data-id=\"615c912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-calendar-list.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\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Engagement calendar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Key continental decision moments.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The recurring events that anchor our continental engagement cycle \u2014 we build programme activities around these windows.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"calendar-list reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">January \/ February<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">AU Assembly of Heads of State &amp; Government<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">Primary annual continental decision-making moment \u2014 adopts new commitments and reviews implementation of prior decisions. Pre-session brief placement deadline: four weeks prior.<\/p>\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=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">March \/ April<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">African Commission on Human and Peoples&#039; Rights \u2014 Ordinary Session<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">First ordinary session of the year \u2014 shadow reports, state party examinations, and protective measures. Window for shadow report submission: six weeks prior.<\/p>\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=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">May \/ June<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">AU Ministerial Conferences \u2014 Health and Gender<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">Specialist ministerial sessions ahead of the mid-year coordination summit. Key window for technical brief placement with AU Commission departments.<\/p>\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=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">July<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">AU Mid-Year Coordination Summit<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">Heads of state coordination on implementation of January Assembly decisions \u2014 and the first formal review of domestication progress mid-cycle.<\/p>\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=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">October \/ November<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">African Commission \u2014 Second Ordinary Session<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">Second session of the year \u2014 state party examinations and follow-up on outstanding concluding observations. Key window for advocacy follow-through.<\/p>\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=\"calendar-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cal-period\">November \/ December<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"cal-event\">Regional Economic Community Summits<\/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<p class=\"cal-desc\">EAC, ECOWAS, SADC, and IGAD heads of state summits \u2014 regional implementation review and legislative agenda-setting for the following year.<\/p>\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\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-6ba8122 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ba8122\" 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-4283193\" data-id=\"4283193\" 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-3a255b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-vault-feature\" data-id=\"3a255b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-vault-feature.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"vault-feature-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-feature reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renaissance Vault \u2014 Continental Maps<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Vault is publicly accessible \u2014 a free resource for civil society organisations, researchers, parliamentarians, and journalists across Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-gold-on-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/renaissance-vault-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the Vault <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-layers\">\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<div class=\"vault-layer\">Gender parity indices \u2014 all 55 AU member states<\/div>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-layer\">Domestic health budget allocations \u2014 Abuja Declaration tracking<\/div>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-layer\">Immunisation coverage \u2014 subnational disaggregation<\/div>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-layer\">Trade corridor access \u2014 African Continental Free Trade Area implementation<\/div>\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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vault-layer\">Maputo Protocol domestication \u2014 country-level status<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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 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Our presence Policy commitment windows. Continental decisions are made at specific moments \u2014 AU Assembly sessions, ministerial conferences, regional body summits. 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