Understanding the AfCFTA: Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the ECOWAS Region, was created to help small business owners, traders and producers, especially women, in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region understand how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) works so that they can be in a position to make the best use of the business opportunities that can be found within the AfCFTA, including trading more easily across the continent and adding value to goods and services. The guide was produced by the ECOWAS Commission with support from UNDP.