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Political Parties in Africa: Challenges for Sustained Multiparty

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Acronyms and Abbreviations<br />

ACE Adm<strong>in</strong>istration and Cost of Elections (project)<br />

AEC <strong>Africa</strong>n Economic Community<br />

ANC <strong>Africa</strong>n National Congress (South <strong>Africa</strong>)<br />

AU <strong>Africa</strong>n Union<br />

DP Democratic Party (Kenya)<br />

DUA/ADG Democrat Union of <strong>Africa</strong>/<strong>Africa</strong>n Dialogue Group<br />

EAC East <strong>Africa</strong>n Community<br />

EALA East <strong>Africa</strong>n Legislative Assembly<br />

ECOWAS Economic Community of West <strong>Africa</strong>n States<br />

ECOWAS-PC Economic Community of West <strong>Africa</strong>n States Community<br />

Parliament<br />

EISA Electoral Institute <strong>for</strong> Southern <strong>Africa</strong> (<strong>for</strong>mer)<br />

EMB Electoral management body<br />

EPLF Eritrean People’s Liberation Front<br />

EPRDF Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Forces<br />

EU European Union<br />

FPTP First Past The Post<br />

Frelimo Frente de Libertação de Moçambique<br />

(Front <strong>for</strong> the Liberation of Mozambique)<br />

GDI Gender-related Human Development Index<br />

GEM Gender Empowerment Measure<br />

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired<br />

immunodeficiency syndrome<br />

IDEA (International) Institute <strong>for</strong> Democracy and Electoral Assistance<br />

IDU International Democrat Union<br />

IFI International f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>stitution<br />

IMF International Monetary Fund<br />

KANU Kenya <strong>Africa</strong>n National Union<br />

MCP Malawi Congress Party<br />

MMP Mixed Member Proportional (electoral system)<br />

MNSD National Movement <strong>for</strong> Society and Development (Niger)<br />

MP Member of parliament<br />

MPLA Movimento Popular de Liberaço de Angola<br />

(Popular Movement <strong>for</strong> the Liberation of Angola)<br />

MSM Militant Socialist Movement (Mauritius)<br />

NARC National Ra<strong>in</strong>bow Coalition (Kenya)<br />

NDC National Democratic Congress (Ghana)<br />

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