CSEA participated at the side-event hosted by the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) on Advancing Frontier Research on South South and Triangular Cooperation. The event was held along the side-lines of the Second High-level United Nations Conference on South-South Cooperation (BAPA+40).

The objective of the side-event was to share evidence-based research on South-South and triangular cooperation that has been commissioned by the South-South Global Thinkers initiatives.

CSEA, represented by Dr. Adedeji Adeniran, launched its research paper titled “South-South Ideas: South-South Cooperation Coherence in a Complex Assistance Framework for Development – The Case of Nigeria (2019)” at the event.

Bascially, the meeting was organised to contribute to the growing body of evidence and knowledge on issues pertinent to South-South cooperation to better inform global policy dialogues and agenda setting on SSC.

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CSEA senior research fellow, Dr. Grace Onubedo and Research fellow, Precious Akanonu, participated in the Economics of Tobacco Control learning workshop organized by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in partnership with the Cancer Research United Kingdom (CRUK). The workshop was aimed at supporting collaborative research learning and practice in the economics of tobacco control for the prevention of tobacco-induced non-communicable diseases. It provided a platform for seven research teams from across the world to discuss strategies in an effort to tackle the global tobacco epidemic. Specifically, it provided an opportunity for peer learning and community building across project teams and also strengthen project approaches for successful research communication and policy engagement. It also aimed to improve understanding of how gender analysis can be integrated into the economics of tobacco control research. The workshop was held from 19-21 February 2019, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, London.

On Think Tanks (OTT) in collaboration with foraus and the Think Tank Hub convened thinktankers, think tank scholars, policy entrepreneurs and think tanks funders from around the world at the 2019 On Think Tanks Conference in Geneva Switzerland, to share experiences, present their research, and establish new or strengthen old partnerships. The conference also provided a platform for participants to present new research, evidence informed policy and seek feedback from fellow participants. It also provided an opportunity for participants to explore new collaboration and launch new partnerships. Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena participated in a parallel session on “Unrestricted core funding is over: how to move on?” The discussion focused on how think tanks can reform their organizational structure to adapt to new funding systems as unrestricted core funding becomes a thing of the past. The event was held from February 4-7, 2019.

On Think Tanks in partnership with Foraus and the Think Tank Hub organised the 2019 Winterschool for Thinktankers (WISCH), an initiative aimed at inspiring the next generation of think tank leaders.

The Winterschool provided a platform for young and proactive individuals to develop their knowledge and understanding of think tanks and to prepare themselves to become future policy entrepreneurs.

CSEA research associate and OTT-TTI Fellow, Joseph Ishaku, participated in the programme which was held in Geneva, Switzerland from 27th of January – 2nd of February 2019.

The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Global Economic Governance (GEG) Africa project organized a conference on Africa’s priorities at the G20 tagged “G20 and Africa: Navigating African Priorities for the G20”. The conference brought together representatives of the T20 African Standing Group made up of leading African think tanks, African policy makers, researchers and thought leaders to discuss how Africa can contribute to key G20 priorities in a challenging global environment.

The conference provided a platform for African stakeholders to discuss key G20 priorities emerging out of the Argentine G20 Presidency and incoming Japanese G20 Presidency thereby enabling a more active participation of Africa in key global political, economic and developmental processes.

The conference featured sessions which discussed various issues including: the changing landscape of infrastructure finance, in particular the development of infrastructure as an asset class, combating illicit financial flows, specifically focusing on trade mispricing and discussions on the future of the world of work against the background of the digital transformation of the work place. The meeting also held a closed session where the policy briefings of the African think tank members were presented and discussed in preparation for the upcoming T20 ASG meeting in Addis Abba co-hosted by UNECA in mid-February 2019.

Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena participated in a high-level panel discussion on mobilising resources for infrastructure development in Africa. The panel featured discussions including What African countries can do to promote economic diversification and expand revenue generation; how to reduce the effect of commodity price shocks on fiscal stability.  The event was held on 29 January 2019 in Pretoria, South Africa.