LIST OF ACRONYMS AGA African Governance Architecture AMISOM African Union Mission to Somalia APRM African Peer Review Mechanism APSA African Union Peace and Security Architecture AU African Union CEPG Commission Economies pour les Pays des Grand-Lacs CEWARN Conflict Early Warning and Response Mechanism COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa CSSDCA Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa DDR Demobilisation, Disarmament and Reintegration DPG Democracy and Political Governance DRC Democratic Republic of Congo EAC East African Community EALA East African Legislative Assembly ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOMIG ECOWAS Military Intervention in the Gambia ECOSOCC Economic, Social, and Cultural Council ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States ECOWARN Early Warning and Response Network EGM Economic Governance and Management ICGLR International Conference on the Great Lakes Region IDP Internally Displaced Persons ILO International Labour Organisation IGAD Intergovernmental Authority on Development LPC Local Peace Community NAP National Action Plan NEPAD New Partnership for Africa's Development NPoA National Programme of Action OAU Organisation of African Unity 2