The role of intra-regional trade in managing food price risks in Africa is being discussed in various fora. In response to high food prices, many countries adopted ad-hoc measures to restrict and/or prohibit trade with neighbouring countries. With policy makers, civil society organizations, development partners and other stakeholders as target audience, the brief shows that regional trade can reduce domestic food price volatility by shifting food staples from areas where local markets are unable to absorb surplus production to food deficit regions