Appendix 4: Glossary of terms
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AEC |
The African Economic Community |
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AfCFTA |
The African Continental Free Trade Area |
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AfDB |
The African Development Bank |
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AFISMA |
The African-led International Support Mission to Mali |
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AMISOM |
The African Union Mission in Somalia |
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APSA |
The African Peace and Security Architecture |
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ASF |
African Standby Force |
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AU |
The African Union |
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AUC |
The African Union Commission |
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AUPSC |
African Union Peace and Security Council |
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AUDA-NEPAD |
The African Union Development Agency—The New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
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CEN–SAD |
The Community of Sahel–Saharan States (a REC) |
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CEMAC |
Central African Economic and Monetary Community |
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CET |
Common external tariff |
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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). |
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COMESA |
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (a REC) |
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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 |
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EAC |
The East African Community (a REC) |
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ECOWAS |
The Economic Community of West African States (a REC) |
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ECA |
The UN Economic Commission for Africa |
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Eco |
The new name for the West African CFA franc. Also the planned name for the ECOWAS common currency. |
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ECCAS |
The Economic Community of Central African States (a REC) |
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EPA |
An EU Economic Partnership Agreement |
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G5 Sahel Joint Force |
A force comprising five countries Force (Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, and Chad) fighting terrorism in the Sahel |
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MNJTF |
Multi-National Joint Task Force, a joint force fighting Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area |
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NEPAD |
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development, now merged with the AU to become AUDA-NEPAD |
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IGAD |
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (a REC) |
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MINUSMA |
The United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali |
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OAU |
The Organisation of African Unity, the predecessor of the African Union |
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REC |
Regional economic community |
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SADC |
The Southern African Development Community (a REC) |
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SDGs |
The Sustainable Development Goals |
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UNECA |
The UN Economic Commission for Africa |
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WAMU |
The West African Monetary Union |