African
Union
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
ACHPR
African Commission on Human and Peoples‟ Rights
ADB
African Development Bank
APR Forum
The Committee of Heads of State and Government Participating in the African Peer
Review Mechanism
APR Panel
The Panel of Eminent Africans appointed by the Heads of State to provide
leadership for the APRM
APR Secretariat
The Secretariat providing technical and logistical support to the APR Forum and
Panel
APR Team
A carefully designed integrated, balanced, technically competent and professional
team comprised to undertake country reviews
APRM
African Peer Review Mechanism
AU
African Union
BSSED
Broad-based and Sustainable Socio-economic Development
CBOs
Community-based organisations
CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
CENEAP
National Centre for Population and Development studies andAnalyses
CSSDCA
Conference on Security, Stability, Development and Cooperation in Africa
ECOSOC
Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GNP
Gross National Product
HIPC
Highly Indebted Poor Country
HIV/AIDS
Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
ICT
Information and Communications Technology
IDA
International Development Association
IDG
International Development Goal
ILO
International Labour Organisation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
ISO
International Standards Organisation
MAE
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Algeria)
MDG
Millennium Development Goals
NEPAD
New Partnership for Africa‟s Development
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