The State of Africa 2010/11: Parameters and Legacies of Governance and Issue Areas

Abbreviations, Acronyms and Concepts

State of Africa – Parameters and Legacies of Governance ix ix ACD African Charter on Democracy ACDEG African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance ACHPR African Commission on Human People’s Rights ACOTA Africa Contingency Operations Assistance ACP African-Caribbean-PaciÀc ACRF Africa Crisis Response Force ACRI Africa Crisis Response Initiative ADD Attention DeÀcit Disorder AEC African Economic Community AfDB African Development Bank AFRICOM Africa Command AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act AIG American International Group AISA Africa Institute of South Africa AISS Africa Institute of Space Science AL Arab League AMCOST African Ministerial Council on Science and Technology AMIS African Union Mission in Sudan AMISON African Union Peacekeeping Force AMU Arab Maghreb Union ANACDP African Non-Aggression Common Defence Pact ANC African National Congress APE Asia-PaciÀc Economic Cooperation APPER Africa’s Priority Programme for Economic Recovery APRM African Peer Review Mechanism ARCSTE-E African Regional Centres for Space Science and Technology Education-English ASAL Agence Spatiale Algérienne ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ASF African Standby Force ATNMC Alliance Touareg Nord-Mali pour le Changement AU African Union Abbreviations, Acronyms and Concepts x Africa Institute of South Africa Abbreviations, Acronyms and Concepts BBC British Broadcasting Corporation BDP Botswana Democratic Party BLNS Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and China BRICS Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa BSAS Basic Space and Atmospheric Science CACF China-Africa Cooperation Forum CASA Centre for Atmospheric Sciences and Astronomy CBSS Centre for Basic Space Science CEMAC Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa CEN-SAD Community of Sahel-Saharan States CENTCOM Central Command CEPGL Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries CEWS Continental Early Warning System CFA Communautaire Financière Africaine CFAF Communauté Financière Africaine Franc CGG Centre for Geodesy and Geodynamics CJTF-HOA Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa CLO Civil Liberties Organisation CM Chicoco Movement CMA Common Monetary Area CNDP Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple CNECC China Nuclear Engineering and Construction Corporation CNTS National Space Technology Centre COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa COPE Congress of the People COPEX Conseil de Paix et de Sécurité en Afrique Centrale CPA Cairo Plan of Action CPI Corruption Perceptions Index CPSCA Council for Peace and Security in Central Africa CRAAG Centre of Research in Astronomy, Astrophysics and Geophysics CSOs Civil Society Organisations CSSDCA Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa CSSTE Centre for Space Science and Technology Education CSTD Centre for Satellite Technology Development CSTP Centre for Space Transport and Propulsion DFID Department for International Development DRC Democratic Republic of Congo DTI Department of Trade and Industry EAC East African Community State of Africa – Parameters and Legacies of Governance xi Edited by Korwa G Adar, Monica K Juma and Katabaro N Miti EACTI East African Terrorism Initiative EBA Egbesu Boys of Africa ECA Economic Commission for Africa ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOMOG Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States EFA Education for All EGS Emerging Global South EIB European Investment Bank EIU Economist Intelligence Unit EPA Economic Partnership Agreement EU European Union EUCOM European Command EWS Early-Warning Systems FDI Foreign Direct Investment FDLR Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda FEWSNET Famine Early Warning Systems Network FNDIC Federal Niger Delta Ijaw Communities FOCAC Forum on China-Africa Cooperation FOMAC Force Multinationale d’Afrique Centrale FRCN Federal Radio Corporation FTA Free Trade Area GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDI Gender Development Index GPS Global Positioning System HCA Humanitarian CeaseÀre Agreement HDI Human Development Index HEGRA High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy HESS High Energy Stereoscope System HIPC Heavily Indebted Poor Countries HIV/Aids Human ImmunodeÀciency Virus/Acquired Immune DeÀciency Syndrome HOSG Heads of State and Government HPI Human Poverty Index IBSF India-Brazil-South Africa Forum ICC International Criminal Court ICU Islamic Courts Union IDMC Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre IDP Internally Displaced People IFC Interstate Forecasting Centre xii Africa Institute of South Africa Abbreviations, Acronyms and Concepts IFI International Financial Institution IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development IGADD Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and DesertiÀcation IMF International Monetary Fund ISSA International Social Security Association ITNs Insecticide-treated Nets IYC Ijaw Youth Council JEM Justice and Equality Movement LDC Least Developed Countries LPA Lagos Plan of Action MARAC Mécanisme d’Alerte Rapide de l’Afrique Centrale MCPMR Mechanism for Con...