The UK and Sub-Saharan Africa: prosperity, peace and development co-operation Contents

Appendix 4: Glossary of terms

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





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