IMF
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International Monetary Fund
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ISIL
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Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
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ISIS
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Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
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JEM
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Justice and Equality Movement (Darfur, Sudan)
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JSOC
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Joint Special Operations Command (United States)
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LIFG
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Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
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LJM
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Liberation and Justice Movement (Darfur, Sudan)
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LURD
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Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
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M23
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March 23 Movement (Mouvement du 23 Mars) (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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MCC
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Millennium Challenge Corporation (United States)
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MINUCI
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United Nations Mission in Côte d’Ivoire (Mission des Nations Unies en Côte d’Ivoire)
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MINUSMA
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United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (Mission Multidimensionnelle Intégrée des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation au Mali)
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MJP
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Movement for Justice and Peace (Mouvement pour la Justice et la Paix) (Côte d’Ivoire)
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MLC
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Movement for the Liberation of Congo (Mouvement de Libération du Congo) (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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MNJTF
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Multinational Joint Task Force (Nigeria)
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MNLA
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National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (Mouvement National pour la Libération de l’Azawad) (Mali)
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MODEL
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Movement for Democracy in Liberia
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MONUC
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United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies en République Démocratique du Congo)
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MONUSCO
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United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mission de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour la Stabilisation en République Démocratique du Congo)
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MPCI
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Patriotic Movement of Côte d’Ivoire (Mouvement Patriotique de Côte d’Ivoire)
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MPIGO
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Ivoirian Patriotic Movement of the Far West (Mouvement Populaire Ivoirien du Grand Ouest) (Côte d’Ivoire)
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MRNDD
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National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development (Mouvement Républicain National pour la Démocratie et le Développement) (Rwanda)
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MUJWA
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Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (Mouvement pour l’Unicité et le Jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest/MUJAO) (Mali)
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NAACP
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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (United States)
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NASOC
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Nigerian Army Special Operations Command
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NATO
|
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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NCP
|
National Congress Party (Sudan)
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NEPAD
|
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
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NGO
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nongovernmental organization
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NPFL
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National Patriotic Front of Liberia
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OAU
|
Organization of African Unity
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OEF-TS
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Operation Enduring Freedom–Trans Sahara
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OFDA
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Office of US Foreign Disaster Assistance, USAID (United States)
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OPA
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Ouagadougou Political Agreement (Côte d’Ivoire)
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PACOM
|
United States Pacific Command
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PARMEHUTU
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Party for Hutu Emancipation (Parti du Mouvement de l’Émancipation Hutu) (Rwanda)
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PDCI
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Democratic Party of Côte d’Ivoire (Parti Démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire)
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PEPFAR
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President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (United States)
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PNAC
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Project for the New American Century (United States)
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PREACT
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Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism
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PSI
|
Pan-Sahel Initiative
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R2P
|
responsibility to protect
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RCD
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Congolese Rally for Democracy (Rassemblement Congolais pour la Démocratie) (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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RDR
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Rally of Republicans (Rassemblement des Républicains) (Côte d’Ivoire)
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RPF
|
Rwandan Patriotic Front (Front Patriotique Rwandais)
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RUF
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Revolutionary United Front (Sierra Leone)
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SADC
|
Southern African Development Community
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SADCC
|
Southern African Development Coordination Conference
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SADF
|
South African Defence Force
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SLA
|
Sudan Liberation Army (Darfur, Sudan)
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SLA-AW
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Sudan Liberation Army–Abdel Wahid (Darfur, Sudan)
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SLA-MM
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Sudan Liberation Army–Minni Minawi (Darfur, Sudan)
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SOCAFRICA
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Special Operations Command Africa (United States)
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SOCOM
|
United States Special Operations Command
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SPLA
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Sudan People’s Liberation Army
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SPLM
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Sudan People’s Liberation Movement
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SRF
|
Sudan Revolutionary Front
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SRRC
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Somali Reconciliation and Restoration Council
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TFG
|
Transitional Federal Government (Somalia)
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TSCTI
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Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Initiative
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TSCTP
|
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership
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