The Africa Governance Report LIST OF ACRONYMS ACBF African Capacity Building Foundation ACDEG African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance ACSRT African Centre for the Study of Research on Terrorism AEC African Economic Community AfDB African Development Bank AFRIPOL African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation AGA African Governance Architecture AGR Africa Governance Report AMDC Africa Minerals Development Centre AMV African Mining Vision APRM African Peer Review Mechanism APSA African Peace and Security Architecture APSTA African Peace Support Trainers Association AQIM Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb ASF African Standby Force AU African Union AUPSC AU Peace and Security Council CAR Central African Republic CEMAC Central African Economic and Monetary Community CEN-SAD Community of Sahel-Saharan States CEWS Continental Early Warning System COMESA Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo EASBRIG Eastern Africa Standby Brigade ECCAS Economic Community of Central African States ECOBRIG ECOWAS Standby Brigade ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States FOMAC Force Multinationale de l’Afrique Centrale GDP Gross Domestic Product GEWE Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Page 6 of 96