AEC |
The African Economic Community |
AfCFTA |
The African Continental Free Trade Area |
AfDB |
The African Development Bank |
AFISMA |
The African-led International Support Mission to Mali |
AMISOM |
The African Union Mission in Somalia |
APSA |
The African Peace and Security Architecture |
ASF |
African Standby Force |
AU |
The African Union |
AUC |
The African Union Commission |
AUPSC |
African Union Peace and Security Council |
AUDA-NEPAD |
The African Union Development Agency—The New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
CEN–SAD |
The Community of Sahel–Saharan States (a REC) |
CEMAC |
Central African Economic and Monetary Community |
CET |
Common external tariff |
CFA franc |
A common currency among former French colonies, operating in west Africa (now called the eco) and central Africa (the Central African CFA franc). |
COMESA |
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (a REC) |
Customs union |
A custom union requires members to remove internal tariffs for goods produced within the region, and maintain a common external tariff for goods imported into the economic bloc |
EAC |
The East African Community (a REC) |
ECOWAS |
The Economic Community of West African States (a REC) |
ECA |
The UN Economic Commission for Africa |
Eco |
The new name for the West African CFA franc. Also the planned name for the ECOWAS common currency. |
ECCAS |
The Economic Community of Central African States (a REC) |
EPA |
An EU Economic Partnership Agreement |
G5 Sahel Joint Force |
A force comprising five countries Force (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad) fighting terrorism in the Sahel |
MNJTF |
Multi-National Joint Task Force, a joint force fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area |
NEPAD |
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, now merged with the AU to become AUDA-NEPAD |
IGAD |
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (a REC) |
MINUSMA |
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali |
OAU |
The Organisation of African Unity, the predecessor of the African Union |
REC |
Regional economic community |
SADC |
The Southern African Development Community (a REC) |
SDGs |
The Sustainable Development Goals |
UNECA |
The UN Economic Commission for Africa |
WAMU |
The West African Monetary Union |