Abbreviations and acronyms

ACEC

Africa Clean Energy Corridor

ACET

African Center for Economic Transformation

AfCFTA

African Continental Free Trade Area

AfDB

African Development Bank

AFSF

Africa Food Security Fund

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AU

African Union

AUC

African Union Commission

AUDA-NEPAD

African Union Development Agency-New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development

BGFA

Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa

BMZ

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development)

CAADP

Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme

CAAP

Common African Agro-Parks Programme

CAFI

Central African Forest Initiative

CAPEX

Capital expenditure

CFC

Common Fund for Commodities

CFF

Climate Finance Facility

COP

United Nations Conference of the Parties

COSUMAF

Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission

CRA

Credit rating agency

CSA

Climate-smart agriculture

DFI

Development finance institution

DSSI

Debt Service Suspension Initiative

EAC

East African Community

EAPP

Eastern Africa Power Pool

ECCAS

Economic Community of Central African States

ECOWAP

Economic Community of West Africa Agricultural Policy

ECOWAS

Economic Community of West African States

EFFECT

Equitable Framework and Finance for Extractive-Based Countries in Transition

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

EU

European Union

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FiT

Feed-in-Tariff

GDP

Gross domestic product

GFC

Global Climate Fund

GFCF

Gross fixed capital formation

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GIZ

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Corporation for International Co-operation)

ICT

Information and communications technology

IDA

International Development Association

IEA

International Energy Agency

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFSWF

International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPA

Investment promotion agency

IPO

Initial public offering

IPP

Independent power producer

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

KPI

Key performance indicator

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

NAIP

National agricultural investment plan

NDC

Nationally determined contribution

ODA

Official development assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PAAP

Pan-African Auto Pact

PALOP

Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (Portuguese-speaking African countries)

PAPSS

Pan-African Payment and Settlement System

PFI

Policy Framework for Investment

PIDA

Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa

PPF

Project Preparation Facility

REDD+

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation

REEESAP

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Strategy and Action Plan

REFiT

Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff

SADC

Southern African Development Community

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SDR

Special Drawing Right

SEFA

Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa

SEZ

Special economic zone

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SWF

Sovereign wealth fund

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNECA

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

WAICSA

West African Initiative for Climate-Smart Agriculture