| IOC | Indian Ocean Commission |
| JEM | Justice and Equality Movement |
| LPA | Lagos Plan of Action |
| MAP | Millennium Partnership for the African Recovery Programme |
| MDGs | millennium development goals |
| MERCOSUR | Common Market of the South (South American Regional Economic Organisation) |
| MNC | multinational corporation |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MRU | Mano River Union |
| MWENGO | Mwelekeo Wa NGO |
| NAD | National Autonomous Development |
| NAFCO | National Agricultural and Food Corporation |
| NAI | New African Initiative |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NGO | nongovernmental organization |
| NIEO | New International Economic Order |
| NISER | Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research |
| NMRD | National Movement for Reform and Democracy |
| NPA | National Programme of Action |
| NPC | nominal protection coefficient |
| NRF | National Redemption Front |
| OAU | Organisation of African Unity |
| ODA | Official Development Assistance |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OECD-DAC | OECD Development Assistance Committee |
| OPDS | Organ on Politics, Defence and Security |
| OSISA | Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa |
| PAP | Pan-African Parliament |
| PEMMO | Principles for Election Management, Monitoring and Observation |


