CSEA Pays Courtesy Visit to the Chinese Embassy

On January 26, 2026, the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA) paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China. The Centre was represented by the Executive Director, Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena, alongside Anthony Okon, Research Fellow, Anthony Bisong, Research Associate, and Gift Ojima, Communications Officer. The visit aimed to express the Centre’s appreciation for the Embassy's participation in the Fireside Chat themed "Re-shaping Nigeria’s Potential in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)," jointly convened by CSEA and the Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology (FMIST), Dr. Kingsley Udeh, SAN, in December 2025. 
The engagement also provided an opportunity  to discuss potential areas for collaboration, focusing on mutual interests such as economic policy research, trade and investment, development finance, regional integration, and knowledge exchange. A key outcome of the meeting was the proposal to convene a dialogue event to discuss China’s proposed zero tariff policy for African countries