 How will the intra-African trade and movement benefit Africa? The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, historically adopted in March 2018 by the African Heads of State, is the world's largest free trade area, expected to augment the value of intra-African trade by around 70 billion US dollars by 2040. These figures do not include informal trade, which contributes to the high levels of cross-border interactions that are a significant part of the migration trade nexus in Africa. The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement recognizes that the presence of persons as one of its means of providing services and creates preferential treatments that prohibit discrimination against African services and service suppliers. In 2013, the African Union adopted Agenda 2063. One of the target areas to be met by 2023 is the free movement of people within the regional economic community member states in the continent, by way of waiver of all visa requirements for intra-African travel. The rationale for the free movement of persons protocol will strengthen intra-African knowledge and skills transfers, promoting a pan-African identity, social integration and tourism, improving trans-border infrastructure projects and shared development, as well as fostering a comprehensive approach to border management. This will have a significantly positive bearing on trade and the facilitation of trade processes. Entering into force of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement offers a great opportunity to harness not only the benefits of free trade, but also provides opportunities to intra-African migration and the benefit that this can bring. Well-managed migration could substantially boost the continent's GDP per capita by 2030, contributing to the achievement of Africa's regional integration processes and to the continent's socioeconomic development. Learn more about trade and movement of people in Africa in the Africa Migration Report.