AN EVALUATION OF THE ETLS AND FREIGHT MOVEMENT ACROSS AFLAO BORDER ABSTRACT The study examines the extent to which the ECOWAS Free Trade Agenda (ECOWAS TRADE AND LIBERILIZATION SCHEME) has succeeded in eradicating barriers to physical movement of persons and cargo in transit within West Africa. The Aflao border was selected as case study. The research involved the administration of questionnaires, granting of interviews, and recording observations that were vital to conclusions about the movement of cargo and persons across the border. A sample of 36 respondents was drawn from the population using the sampling procedure. The study concluded, among other things, that awareness of the free trade benefits had apparently increased among the industrial sector in the West Africa region, particularly in Ghana on account of the result. Recommendations included that: automation in the processing of cargo documents should be introduced to eliminate the current delays suffered by trip makers to the border; and giving of needed logistics support to the security agencies, the creation of ECONET (Ecowas network) to help reduce waiting time. The study concluded by advocating strong political will on the part of all the ECOWAS nations to see the ECOWAS Free Trade Agenda through. KEYWORDS Regional trade, ETLS( ECOWAS Trade liberalization Scheme), FTA(Free Trade Area), Ecowas. 1