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AAAC African Amateur Athletics Confederation
AAAID Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development
AAASA Association for the Advancement of Agricultural Science in Africa
AABNF African Association for Biological Nitrogen Fixation
AAC African Accounting Council
AACB Association of African Central Banks
AACC All Africa Conference of Churches / Conférence des Eglises de Toute l’Afrique (CETA)
AACO Arab Air Carriers` Organisation
AADE African Association for Distance Education
AADFI Association of African Development Finance Institutions (ADB Associated Institution)
AAEA Arab Atomic Energy Agency
AAEA Association of African Electoral Authorities
AAEF Afro-Arab Economic Forum
AAH Action Against Hunger / Action Contre la Faim (ACF)
AAHO Afro-Asian Housing Organisation
AAI Alliance for Africa`s Industrialisation (UNIDO)
AAIS African Association of Insect Scientists
AAITC African Advanced Institute for ICT
AAJ Association of African Jurists
AALAE African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (defunct - see PAALAE)
AALCO Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation
AAPAM African Association for Public Administration and Management
AAPS African Association of Political Science
AAPSO Afro-Asian Peoples` Solidarity Organisation
AARDO Afro-Asian Rural Development Organisation
AARRO Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organisation (now AARDO)
AASU All African Students Union
AAS African Academy of Sciences
AATA Association of African Tax Administrators
AATO All African Teachers` Organisation
AATPO Association of African Trade Promotion Organisations (Constitution - PDF 25kb)
AAU Association of African Universities / Association des Universités Africaines (AUA)
AAWA Afro-Asian Writers` Association
ABA African Bar Association
ABC African Books Collective
ABC African Boxing Confederation
ABEDA Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa / Banque Arabe de Développement Économique en Afrique (BADEA)
ABES African Bureau of Education Sciences / Bureau Africaine des Sciences de l’Education (BASE)
ABN African Biosciences Network
ABN Autorité du Bassin Niger / Niger Basin Authority (NBA)
ABR African Business Round Table (AFDB)
ABSA Advisory Board on Statistics in Africa (UNECA)
ABSA African Baseball and Softball Association
ACA Agence Pour l`Assurance du Commerce en Afrique / African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI)
ACARTSOD African Centre for Applied Research and Training in Social Development
ACAS African Commission on Agricultural Statistics (FAO Regional Commission)
ACAS Association of African Sports Confederations
ACAT African Cooperative Action Trust International
ACBF African Capacity Building Foundation
ACC Arab Cooperation Council / Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
ACCE African Council for Communication Education / Le Conseil Africain Pour l`Enseignement de la Communication (CAEC)
ACCOSCA African Confederation of Cooperative Savings and Credit
ACCT Agency for Cultural and Technical Cooperation / Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique
ACES Arab Centre for Energy Studies
ACF Action Contre la Faim / AAH Action Against Hunger (AAH)
ACFD African Centre for Fertilizer Development (Convention - PDF 36kb)
ACF Arab Cooperative Federation
ACH African Clearing House
ACHPR African Commission on Human and People’s Rights / Commission Africaine des Droits de l`Homme et des Peuples (CADHP)
ACIS Africa Church Information Service
ACI African Cultural Institute
ACILRA African Chapter of the International Labour Relations Association
ACMS African Centre for Monetary Studies (UNECA)
ACM Arab Common Market
ACP Africa Christian Press
ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific States
ACPC Association of Coffee Producing Countries
ACP/EU African, Caribbean and Pacific States / European Union
ACSAD Arab Centre for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands
ACSIS African Civil Society Network in the Information Society
ACSS African Centre for Security Studies
ACTS African Centre for Technology Studies
ACU Association of Commonwealth Universities
ADA African Diplomacy Academy
ADB African Development Bank (also AFDB) / Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD)
ADB GROUP African Development Bank Group
ADEA Association for the Development of Education in Africa
ADF African Development Forum (UNECA)
ADF African Development Foundation
ADF African Development Fund (ADB)
ADIRLG Liptako-Gourma Integrated Development Authority / Autorité de Développement Intégré de la Région du Liptako-Gourma
AEC African Economic Community
AERN African Education Research Network
AESC Arab Economic and Social Council
AF Africa Forum (est January 2006, Maputo. Forum of former heads of state initiated by former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano. Patron: Nelson Mandela)
AFABA African Association of Basketball Federations
AFALMA Africa Association for Liturgy, Music and Arts
AFA African Farmers Association
AFCAC African Civil Aviation Commission / Commission Africaine de l`Aviation Civile (CAFAC)
AFCOR African Development Corporation
AFDB African Development Bank (also ADB) / Banque Africaine de Développement (BAD)
AFESD Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
AFJN Africa Faith and Justice Network
AFLU African Lawyer`s Union
AFOPDA African Oil Palm Development Association
AFRAA African Airlines Association
AFRACA African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association / L`Association Africaine de Credit Rural et Agricole
AFRA African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research, Development and Training Related to Nuclear Science and Technology
AFREC African Energy Commission (Convention - PDF 42kb)
AFRICA RE African Reinsurance Corporation (ADB)
AFRITAC African Regional Technical Assistance Centre (East Africa)
AFREXIMBANK African Export-Import Bank (ADB)
AFREPREN African Energy Policy Research Network
AFRNET African Feed Resources Research Network
AFRODAD African Forum on Debt and Development
AFRO-FIET African Regional Organisation of the International Federation of Commercial, Clerical, Professional and Technical Employees
AFRONUS Africa Council for Food and Nutrition Sciences
AFSTA African Seed Trade Association
AFTAAAC Arab Fund for Technical Assistance to African and Arab Countries
AFWC African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (FAO Regional Commission)
AFWE African Federation of Women Entrepreneurs
AG Africa Group (at the UN)
AGC African Groundnut Council
AGDI African Gender and Development Index (UNECA)
AGECF African Guarantee and Economic Cooperation Fund / Fonds Africain de Garantie et de Coopération Économique (FAGACE)
AGFUND Arab Gulf Programme for the United Nations Development Organisations
AGI African Governance Institute (est June 2005)
AGOA African Growth Opportunity Act (USA)
AGR African Governance Report (UNECA)
AGSIDC Arab Gulf States Information Documentation Centre
AIA Africa Information Afrique
AIEDP African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (UNECA)
AIF L`Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie / International Agency of Francophone States
AIHR Arab Institute for Human Rights
AIHTTR African Institute for Higher Technical Training and Research
AIO African Insurance Organisation / l`Organisation des Assurances Africaines (OAA)
AIPO African Intellectual Property Organisation / L`Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (OAPI)
AIPU Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union
AISU Arab Iron and Steel Union
AL Arab League / League of Arab States (LAS)
ALDOC Arab League Documentation and Information Centre
ALECSO Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation
ALF Africa Leadership Forum
ALO Arab Labour Organisation
ALPAN African Livestock Policy Analysis Network
AMA African Mountain Association
AMCHE African and Malagasy Council on Higher Education / Conseil Africain et Malgache Pour l`Enseignement Supérieur (CAMES)
AMCOW African Ministerial Council on Water
AMDIN African Management Development Institutes Network (continental body launched on 25 August 2005)
AMF Arab Monetary Fund
AMIS African Mission in Sudan (AU)
AMP African Mining Partnership
AMREF African Medical and Research Foundation
AMU Arab Maghreb Union / Union of the Arab Maghreb North African Union (NAU) / L`Union du Maghreb Arabe (UMA)
ANAD Agreement on Non-Aggression and Defence Assistance (ECOWAS) / Accord de Non-Agression et d’Assistance en Matière de Défense (CEDEAO)
ANAI African Network of Administrative Information
ANCPD Africa Network on Churches Participation in Development
ANEN African NGOs Environment Network
ANID African Network for Integrated Development
ANSTI African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions
AOAD Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development
AOCRS African Organisation of Cartography and Remote Sensing
AOHR Arab Organisation for Human Rights
APDF Africa Project Development Facility (IFC)
APPA African Petroleum Producers Association
APR African Peer Review
APRM African Peer Review Mechanism (NEPAD)
APTU African Postal and Telecommunications Union / Union Africaine des Postes et Télécommunications (UAPT)
APU African Parliamentary Union
APU African Postal Union / Union Postale Africaine (UPA)
ARAB LEAGUE League of Arab States (LAS)
ARABSAT Arab Satellite Communications Organisation
ARADO Arab Administrative Development Organisation
ARCC African Regional Computer Confederation
ARCC African Regional Co-ordinating Committee for the Integration of Women in Development (UNECA)
ARCEDEM African Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing (UNECA)
ARCIS African Regional Centre for Information Science
ARCT African Regional Centre for Technology
AREF African Refugee Foundation
ARI African Rehabilitation Institute (Agreement - PDF 38kb)
ARI African Renaissance Institute
ARIA Assessment of Regional Integration in Africa (UNECA)
ARICEA Association of Regulators of Information and Communication for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
ARIPO African Regional Industrial Property Organisation
ARLAC African Regional Labour Administration Centre
ARN African Research Network
ARNM African Regional Network for Microbiology
ARSC African Remote Sensing Council / Conseil Africain de Télédétection (CAT)
ARSO African Regional Organisation for Standardisation / Organisation Regionale Africaine de Normalisation (ORAN)
ARU African Railways Union / Union of African Railways (UAR)
ASACOF Africa - South America Cooperative Forum (Established on 30 November 2006 at the First Africa - South America Summit in Abuja)
ASAFED African Association of Education for Development
ASAS Association of Southern African States (created July 1994 to take over political and security functions of Front Line States)
ASBU Arab States Broadcasting Union
ASDAG African NGOs Self-Reliance and Development Advocacy Group
ASECNA Agency for the Safety of Aerial Navigation in Africa
ASESP African Social and Environment Studies Programme
ASF African Standby Force (AU)
ASICL African Society of International and Comparative Law
ASSS African Soil Science Association
ASWEA Association of Social Work Education in Africa
ATA African Technical Association
ATA African Travel Association
ATC Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
ATIA African Trade Insurance Agency / Agence Pour l`Assurance du Commerce en Afrique (ACA)
ATO African Timber Organisation
ATRCAD African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development / Centre Africain de Formation et de Recherche Administratives Pour le Développement (CAFRAD)
ATRCW African Training and Research Centre for Women (UNECA)
ATSTAF Association for the Taxonomic Study of Tropical African Flora
ATU African Telecommunications Union / Union Africaine des Télécommunications (UAT)
ATU Arab Telecommunication Union
AU African Union / l`Union Africaine (UA)
AUA Association of African Universities / Association des Universités Africaines
AUDI Arab Urban Development Institute
AUF African Unification Front
AUR Arab Union of Railways / l`Union Arabe des Chemins de Fer (UACF)
AVLIN African Virtual Library Information Network
AWCACS West and Central African Association of Soil Science (also WCAASS)
AWCPD African Women’s Committee on Peace and Development / Comité Africain des Femmes Pour la Paix et le Développement (CAFPD)
AWDF African Women`s Development Fund
AWDR African Water Development Report (UNECA)
AWICH African Water Information Clearing House (UNECA)
