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xv Abbreviations and acronyms ACCORD African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes AGOA African Growth and Opportunity Act ANC African National Congress APRM African Peer Review Mechanism Asgisa Accelerated and Shared Growth Initiative for South Africa AU African Union BRICS Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa CLGF Commonwealth Local Government Forum Comesa Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa Cosatu Congress of South African Trade Unions DA Democratic Alliance DFA Department of Foreign Affairs DIRCO Department of International Relations and Cooperation DoD Department of Defence DPLG Department of Provincial and Local Government DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo DTI Department of Trade and Industry FDI Foreign direct investment GNU Government of National Unity GPA Global Political Agreement IBSA India-Brazil-South Africa IDP Integrated development plan IGD Institute for Global Dialogue IEC Independent Electoral Commission ILO International Labour Organization IMC International Marketing Council IMF International Monetary Fund IRPS International Relations Peace and Security IT Information Technology MDC Movement for Democratic Change MEC Member of the Executive Council MIR Municipal International Relations NAM Non-aligned Movement NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization xvi ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS NCOP National Council of Provinces Nedlac National Economic Development and Labour Council Nepad New Partnership for Africa’s Development NGO Nongovernmental Organization NGP New Growth Path NOCPM National Office for the Coordination of Peace Missions NPT Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons OAU Organization of African Unity ODA Overseas development assistance OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development PCRD Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development Programme PEC Provincial Executive Council PPCFA Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs Renamo Resistência Nacional Moçambicana SACC South African Council of Churches SACU Southern African Customs Union SADC Southern African Development Community SADPA South African Development Partnership Agency SAIIA South African Institute of International Affairs SALGA South African Local Government Association SALO Southern African Liaison Office SANDF South African National Defence Force SASS South African Secret Service SEZs Special Economic Zones SPLM Sudanese People’s Liberation Movement of South Sudan SSR Security Sector Reform TDCA Trade Development and Cooperation Agreement TIDCA Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement TIFA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement UNAMID United Nations Africa Union Mission in Darfur UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Unita União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola UNSC United Nations Security Council WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WSSD World Summit on Sustainable Development WTO World Trade Organization Zanu-PF Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front ...

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