FICA operates in three specific features that reinforce Economy Diplomacy as a major value for sustainable economic growth:

• Accreditation as a quality signal: FICA’s ChamberSign framework provides continent-wide certification for chambers meeting defined professional standards
• Digital infrastructure as a network multiplier: Shared digital infrastructure enabling chambers to share business contacts, refer clients across borders, and co-organise trade missions
• Policy coherence through collective advocacy: Speaking with a single voice in Africa trade negotiations to achieve outcomes no individual national chamber could secure independently

The International Federation of Consular Chamber for Africa targets Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a strategic blueprint to mobilise, channel, and sustain global capital flows across the African continent. FICA stands at the nexus of diplomatic, commercial, and development networks, uniquely positioned to de-risk, facilitate, and monitor FDI across all 54 African nations.

FICA’s FDI strategy key requirements:

1. Ensure Foreign Direct Investment strategy is investment-ready for the community
2. Identify key target sectors and markets for both domestic and off-shore investments
3. FICA Marketplace for investment: key marketing materials and initiatives to increase FDI
4. Track, work with and secure the investment through timely and expeditious monitoring
5. Provide after-sales service: managing relationships with existing companies to attract new businesses