The African Continental Free Trade Area and Migration Patterns
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) aims to create a single liberalised market for goods, services, and capital, with arrangements to ease the movement of persons, deepen integration, and propel economic transformation. Africa's trade and migration are closely related, often having mutually reinforcing effects on each other and a strong implication for development. The AfCFTA is crucial in enhancing the level of intra-Africa trade and can affect the continent's migration patterns.