CSEA visits the Belgian Embassy

On March 5, 2026, the CSEA delegation led by Dr. Chukwuka Onyekwena, Executive Director, alongside Anthony Bisong, (Research Fellow), Princess Ewa (Research Assistant), and Gift Ejeh Ojima (Communication Officer), met with  His Excellency Pieter Leenknegt,Ambassador of Belgium to Nigeria. The visit aimed to introduce the Centre’s institutional mission and research portfolio, with a focus on how CSEA’s evidence-based policy work can support Europe-Africa development priorities, particularly in sustainable economic growth, trade, and institutional strengthening.
A major  highlight of the meeting was the Ambassador’s announcement that Enabel, the Belgian development agency, is currently establishing its official presence in Nigeria. He  noted that its  forthcoming operations could create valuable  opportunities for collaboration, particularly on programmes that require rigorous socio-economic analysis and data-driven insights that CSEA offers.
The Ambassador noted the importance of active  engagement with the Embassy to enable a formal introduction to the Enabel team once fully operational. Consequently, CSEA will monitor the agency’s transition into Nigeria and prepare a targeted capability profile demonstrating how its  research can support Enabel’s project design and impact evaluation