Rwanda rural-urban migration to increase

A rural shopping centre. According to a new report, unemployment rate in rural Rwanda has increased. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA

There has been a sharp increase in unemployment rate in rural areas over the past 10 years, forcing the population to migrate to urban centres.

This is according to a new report, Decentralisation and Human Development: Accelerating Socio-Economic Transformation and Sustaining Accountable Governance, yet to be adopted jointly by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the government of Rwanda.