Rural urban migration in Africa
• This is the movement of people from rural to urban areas. It is caused by the push and pull factors.
• Political insecurity in some rural areas.
• The need to escape from the archaic social customs e.g. circumcision.
• Some criminals escape from rural communities to avoid punishments.
• Natural calamities like floods and famine may force people out of rural areas
• Lack of land by some youths due to the unfair land tenure system.
• Lack of market for agricultural produce.
• Escape from local disputes
• Seasonal changes
• Outbreak of diseases in rural areas.
• The search for jobs in towns e.g. by house girls and porters-
• The need for improved social services such as education and health. These are poor in rural areas
• The wage gap between the rural and urban areas.
• The increasing freedom of the youths and lack of parental control over their children.
• The desire to enjoy life in urban recreation centres.
• The extended family system encourages the youths to join their relative in towns.
• Political insecurity in some rural areas.
• The need to escape from the archaic social customs e.g. circumcision.
• Some criminals escape from rural communities to avoid punishments.
• Natural calamities like floods and famine may force people out of rural areas
• Lack of land by some youths due to the unfair land tenure system.
• Lack of market for agricultural produce.
• Escape from local disputes
• Seasonal changes
• Outbreak of diseases in rural areas.
• The search for jobs in towns e.g. by house girls and porters-
• The need for improved social services such as education and health. These are poor in rural areas
• The wage gap between the rural and urban areas.
• The increasing freedom of the youths and lack of parental control over their children.
• The desire to enjoy life in urban recreation centres.
• The extended family system encourages the youths to join their relative in towns.
National Movements and New States in Africa