{"id":6719,"date":"2019-07-05T12:20:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T12:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/?page_id=6719"},"modified":"2023-03-14T09:33:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T07:33:44","slug":"forteenth-meeting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/h3africa.org\/index.php\/forteenth-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourteenth H3Africa Consortium Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6791&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1569937080010{margin-top: 36px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fourteenth H3Africa Consortium Meeting<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Venue: La-Palm Royal Beach Hotel, Accra, Ghana<\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n\t#foogallery-gallery-6777 .fg-image {\r\n        width: 150px;\r\n    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