News & Events

May 31, 2022

2022 World No Tobacco Day: News Conference

In commemoration of the 2022 World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) tagged the theme “Protect the Environment’’, a coalition of non-governmental organisations including Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), Nigeria…

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May 27, 2022

Africa Policy Circle Webinar Meeting

The Africa Policy Circle held its bi-monthly meeting on May 27, 2022. The theme of the webinar was focused on the rising costs of living in Africa due to various…

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May 26, 2022

J-PAL Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) learning series

CSEA together with the African School of Economics (ASE) hosted participants for the inception meeting of the JPAL-Africa Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) learning series on May 24, 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria.  The event…

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May 23, 2022

Tobacco Taxation Policy Dialogue

The Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) with support from the Knowledge to Policy Center (K2P) of the American University Beirut convened key stakeholders from the…

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May 20, 2022

Webinar: Policymaking Process and the use of Evidence in the Health Sector

The Centre for the Studies of Economies of Africa in collaboration with Knowledge to Policy Center (K2P) of the American University Beirut held a virtual workshop with key stakeholders from the Tobacco industry…

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April 27, 2022

Webinar: Smart Trade and the AfCFTA Agreement: Post-Covid Innovations for African Business

Dr . Chukwuka Onyekwena moderated the breakfast session organized by the Chattered Institute of Bankers in Nigeria -Centre for Financial Studies. The meeting provided a platform for stakeholders and experts…

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February 25, 2022

Academic Conference on Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict

Dr Chukwuka Onyekwena participated in day two of the Academic Conference tagged “Africa’s fiscal space, fragility and conflict”, as a discussant in the session on ‘Debt sustainability and impact on conflict and…

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February 3, 2022

New tools for understanding learning crisis in Nigeria Workshop

The Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) in collaboration with Research on Improving Systems in Education (RISE) and Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, organized a…

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December 9, 2021

CSEA participates at the Economic Policy Directorate Retreat 2021

Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena joined other stakeholders for the 2021 Economic Policy Directorate Retreat organised by the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) in Abuja, from December 2-3, 2021. The meeting provided a…

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December 9, 2021

African Economic Congress 2021

The 2021 African Economic Conference which was held in Cabo Verde from December 2-4, 2021, provided a platform for discussions among a high-level panel including- African Heads of state, ministers,…

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December 9, 2021

Event- Information Technology, Research And Innovation Week

Dr Chukwuka Onyekwena participated at the 1st Information Technology, Research and Innovation Week (Hybrid),organized by Baze University Abuja from 29th November to 3rd December 2021. The event tagged “Enhancing Institutional…

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November 11, 2021

Webinar: FOCAC and the Future of Africa-China Cooperation

The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China organized a seminar bringing together globally renowned African and Chinese experts to sketch out the…

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November 8, 2021

13th African Policy Circle (APC) Workshop

The 13th edition of the Africa Policy Circle workshop was organized by Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) at the Sankara Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya 31st October to 3rd November 2021. The workshop was…

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October 12, 2021

Building productive capacities in LLDCs in a post-COVID world

This year’s World Trade Organization Public Forum which held on October 1, 2021, observed the effects of the pandemic on trade and how the multilateral trading system can help build…

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August 5, 2021

Event: The Macroeconomic Impact of COVID-19 in Africa: Experiences from South Africa and Nigeria

More than a year after the height of the global coronavirus pandemic, researchers, businesses, and policymakers are keen to fully understand the impact of the pandemic on our economies. Moreover,…

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July 29, 2021

Event: Virtual Roundtable on Data Governance in Africa

CSEA organized a virtual roundtable on Monday, August 9th, 2021, to discuss pathways for strengthening confidence in the digital economy in Africa under the following: – Trends in digital growth…

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