| ECA | Economic Commission for Africa |
| ECCAS | Economic Community of Central African States |
| ECF | Electorate Commissions Forum |
| ECOMOG | ECOWAS Ceasefire Monitoring Group |
| ECOSOCC | Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| EISA | Electoral Institute of Southern Africa |
| EMBs | Electoral Management Bodies |
| EMU | European Monetary Union |
| ESCC | European Steel and Coal Community |
| EU | European Union |
| FAL | Final Act of Lagos |
| FAO | Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations |
| FCFA | Franc de la Coopération Financière en Africaine |
| FES | Friedrich Ebert Stiftung |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| G8 | Group of Eight |
| GAAP | generally accepted accounting principles |
| GAD | gender and development |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GNP | gross national product |
| GPRA | Provisional Government of the Algerian Republic |
| GSP | Generalized System of Preference |
| HIPC | Highly Indebted Poor Counties |
| HSIC | Heads of State and Government Implementing Committee |
| ICT | information communication technology |
| IDA | International Development Agency |
| IDG | International Development Goals |
| IFAD | International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFI | international financial institutions |
| IGAD | Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |


