AFRICA’S GOVERNANCE RESPONSE TO COVID-19 | PRELIMINARY REPORT 2020 ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS GIZ : Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit IFIs : International Financial Institutions IGAD : Intergovernmental Authority on Development IMF : International Monetary Fund IMRA : l’Institut Malagasy de Recherches Appliqués MoA : Memorandum of Understanding NTTFC : National Transport Facilitation Cell PACT : AU Partnership for Accelerated RAN : Resilient Africa Network REC : Regional Economic Communities RFI : Rapid Financing Instrument RTTFC : Trade and Transport Facilitation Cell SADC : Southern African Development Community SFIs : Supervised Financial Institutions SMEs : Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises UIF : Unemployment Insurance Fund UMA : The Arab Maghreb Union UN CEPA : United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration UN SDG : United Nations Sustainable Development Goals UNSG : UN Secretary General WAHO : West African Health Organization WFP : World Food Programme WHO : World Health Organisation WoGA : Whole of Government Approach 9