Hollywood movie star Lupita Nyong'o has been named as the AfrIcities Goodwill ambassador.

Africities is the United Cities and Local Governments of Africa’s flagship pan-African event that is held every three years in one of the five regions of Africa.

The 9th edition of the Africities Summit is scheduled to take place on May 17 to 21, 2022 in Kisumu, Kenya.

"For the first time, the Africities Summit will have a Goodwill Ambassador: Ms. Lupita Nyong'o, Oscar-winning Kenyan actress, star of the film "Black Panther" and its sequel “Wakanda Forever”. reads a tweet from the Afrocities official twitter account.

Placed under the high patronage of Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta, the theme chosen for the summit is: “The role of intermediary cities in Africa in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and of the African Union’s Agenda 2063”.

One of the goals of this edition is to mobilise the African and Afro-descendant diaspora to begin the journey towards African renaissance with their fellow citizens who have remained on the continent, as well as with all people of goodwill interested in the development, integration, and unity of Africa.

This flagship event of United Cities and Local Governments of Africa organised in partnership with the Government of Kenya, the Council of Governors of Kenya, and the County of Kisumu will for the very first time be held in an intermediary city.

More than 10,000 delegates are expected to attend the event.

Participants are expected to discuss the 2030 and 2063 Agendas which call for urgent reflection on resilient and sustainable urbanization in Africa.

The theme  for the event is “The role of intermediary cities in Africa in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and of the African Union´s Agenda 2063”.