IN AFRICA I. Introduction MIGRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA Banjul, The Gambia in 2006. The 2006 MPFA provided comprehensive and integrated policy guidelines to AU Member States and RECs, which they were encouraged to take into consideration in their endeavours to promote migration and development and address migration challenges on the continent. It provided policy guidelines in nine thematic areas, namely: Labour Migration; Border Management; Irregular Migration; Forced Displacement; Human Rights of Migrants; Internal Migration; Migration Data Management; Migration and Development; and Inter-State co-operation and partnerships. could be seized, its continued relevance, and whether there was a need to revise it. Following the completion of the evaluation, AU Member States and RECs met in Zanzibar in November 2016 to review the report of the Evaluation of the African Union Migration Policy Framework for Africa. The Member States and RECs acknowledged the dynamic nature of migration, and the changing migration trends and patterns on the continent, over the past ten years. The meeting recommended that the AU Commission updates the MPFA, and formulates a 10-year action plan for its implementation. In 2016 the AU Commission conducted an evaluation of the MPFA, to determine the extent to which it had effectively guided Member States and RECs in managing migration, the challenges faced in its implementation, the opportunities that The revised MPFA, therefore, reflects the current migration dynamics in Africa, and offers a revised strategic framework to guide Member States and RECs in the management of migration. 17