Africities summit wraps up with pledge to accelerate urban renewal


KISUMU, Kenya, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The 9th edition of Africities summit, held in Kenya's western city of Kisumu, concluded on Saturday with delegates endorsing new action plans to hasten urban renewal in Africa.

More than 4,000 participants including former heads of state and government, ministers, city mayors, industry leaders, researchers and innovators attended the May 17 to 21 summit, the first one to be held in an intermediary city.

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