Glossary
Term |
Definition |
AUC |
African Union Commission |
AfCFTA |
African Continental Free Trade Area |
CEN-SAD |
Community of Sahel-Saharan State |
COMESA |
Common Market for East and Southern African States |
EAC |
East African Community |
ECCAS |
Economic Community of Central African States |
ECOWAS |
Economic Community for West African States |
IGAD |
Intergovernmental Authority on Development |
SADC |
Southern African Development Community |
SACU |
Southern African Customs Union |
UMA |
Arab Maghreb Union |
UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
WCO |
World Customs Organisation |
TFTA |
Tripartite Free Trade Area |
FTA |
Free Trade Area |
REC |
Regional Economic Community |
CoO |
Certificate of Origin |
RoO |
Rules of Origin |
HS |
Harmonised System |
CU |
Customs Union |
NTBs |
Non-Tariff Barriers |
NTMs |
Non-Tariff Measures |
TBT |
Technical Barriers to Trade |
SPS |
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures |
SMS |
Short messaging service |
NMC |
National Monitoring Committee |
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