{"id":8680,"date":"2026-03-27T06:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schoolmonitor.org\/demo\/fica\/fica-at-the-one-belt-and-road-initiative-for-trade-corridor-uneca\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:02:36","slug":"fica-at-the-one-belt-and-road-initiative-for-trade-corridor-uneca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schoolmonitor.org\/demo\/fica\/fica-at-the-one-belt-and-road-initiative-for-trade-corridor-uneca\/","title":{"rendered":"FICA at the One Belt and Road Initiative for Trade Corridor \u2013 UNECA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8680\" class=\"elementor elementor-8680\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3816f10 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3816f10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d368ea4 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d368ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1309\">FICA actively participated in discussions related to the One Belt and Road Initiative in collaboration with UNECA, focusing on the development of strategic trade corridors that connect Africa to global markets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe59bf e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cbe59bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0b00b0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0b00b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1311\" data-end=\"1627\">The initiative highlighted the importance of infrastructure development, logistics connectivity, and regional integration in enhancing trade efficiency. 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