section_path: Demographics/Migration
section_name: Migration
paragraph_text: Migration
  
  In 2018, the African Union adopted the Free Movement Protocol. This protocol allows for free movement of people between countries that are part of the African Union.
  
  Article 14 of the Protocol to the treaty establishing the African economic community relating to the free movement of persons, right of residence, and the right of establishment discusses the free movement of workers.
  
  The African Union also has a Migration Policy Framework for Africa (MPFA).
  
  Forced displacement of people and groups has also been an area of focus for the AU—over thirty states have ratified the Kampala Convention, the only continental treaty focusing on internally displaced persons in the world.
  
  Beginning in 2016, the African Union introduced continent-wide passports.
  
  As of 2025 there has been an increased push for an implementation of the Free Movement Protocol. The UN has urged more states to ratify the protocol, and has praised Ghana for allowing visa free travel for all individuals with an African passport.