"While Africa's cities are growing exponentially, Africans are leaving rural areas in their droves because they can no longer make a living from farming. A recent report by U.N. Habitat found that 14 million people in sub-Saharan Africa migrate from rural to urban areas every year. Of those, 70% move into slums. This migration means more Africans will live in urban than rural areas by 2030, the report predicted. The plight of Africa's rural poor, who still account for the vast majority of the continent's population, is the focus of Rural Futures, a new two-year program supported by the African Union." (Quoted from article)