According to the United Nations, the world's population is growing by 74 million people each year. At the same time, the rural population is decreasing, as millions of the world's inhabitants move to cities. But is this trend a cause for concern?

RNW's Africa correspondent, Koert Lindijer, predicts catastrophe for for the African continent. Our Africa editor Bram Posthumus, however, points out that people have good reasons to move to urban areas.

Davion Ford discusses these matters with senior foreign affairs correspondent Bernard Hammelburg.

Photo: Khartoum, Sudan by Vit Hassan at flickr under Creative Commons Licence