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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