GLOSSARY GLOSSARY
Africa Justice Foundation Foundation set up by Cherie Blair QC in the UK to support legal systems
ALN – Africa Legal Network Network of African law firms established and managed by Anjarwalla & Khanna
BGAG – Bowman Gilfillan Africa Group Network of African law firms established by Bowman Gilfillan in South Africa
Cian – Conseil français des investisseurs en Afrique Private French organisation, partnered with the US Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean (EBCAM), promoting and defending the interests of industrial and service company investments in Africa
ECOWAS – Economic Community of West African States Regional group of 15 African countries signed in Lagos, Nigeria, in 1975 including: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
ICC – International Chamber of Commerce Based in Paris with the following national committees in Sub-Saharan Africa: ICC Cameroon, ICC Ghana, ICC Kenya, ICC Nigeria, ICC Senegal, ICC South Africa
ICSID – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Sub-Saharan African member countries include: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Congo (Republic of ), Congo (Democratic Republic of ), Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ILFA – International Lawyers for Africa Pro-bono, legal capacity building programme providing three-month secondments to young African lawyers in international law firms
ISLP – International Senior Lawyers Project Project that provides pro-bono services in the field of human rights, sustainable economic development and the rule of law to governments and non-governmental organisations. The ISLP operate globally but is especially active in Sub-Saharan Africa
OHADA – Organisation for the Harmonisation of Business Laws in Africa System of business laws created in 1993 in Mauritius and currently adopted by 17 West and Central African jurisdictions
SADC – Southern African Development Community Inter-governmental organisation headquartered in Gabarone, Botswana, further socio-economic cooperation and integration in 15 jurisdictions in Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, DRC, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Seychelles
UBIFRANCE French public industrial and commercial agency promoting the international development of companies
UNCITRAL – UN Commission on International Trade Law Sub-Saharan African members countries include: Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Gabon, Kenya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Senegal, South Africa
UNIDA – Association pour l’Unification du Droit en Afrique Association promoting OHADA law
ACRONYMS
ADB – African Development Bank AFC – Africa Finance Corporation BOAD – Banque Ouest Africaine de Développement BOOT – Build Operate Own Transfer BOT – Build Operate Transfer DBSA – Development Bank of South Africa DFI – Development Finance Institution E&P – Exploration and Production EADB – East African Development Bank EAIF – Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund EPC – Engineering, Procurement and Construction FPSO – Floating Production and Storage Offloading IFC – International Finance Corporation IFI – International Finance Institution IOC – International Oil Company IPP – Independent Power Producer LPG – Liquefied Petroleum Gas LNG – Liquefied Natural Gas Opec – Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries OPIC – Overseas Private Investment Corporation PAIDF – Pan-African Infrastructure Development Fund PPA – Power Purchase Agreement PPP – Public-Private Partnerships REIPPPP – South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Programme
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