Analysis - The African Centre for the Study of the United States is hosting the Africa-U.S. Cities Conference from February 15, 2023 to February 17, 2023 in Johannesburg, with the Sister Cities International, a U.S.-based non-profit organization as a key partner, among others. This piece lays out the factors that are making Africa-U.S. city relations an important avenue for diplomacy between the two regions.