The Nordic Africa Institute

Abbreviations

This table shows abbreviations used

Abbrevation

Name

AAC

AACC

AAG

AAM

AAPC

AAPSO

ABA

ABF

AET

AGS / AGIS

AICA

AIM

AIS

AKP

AKT

Amandla

AME

ANC

ANC-Z

Anti-CAD

AFO

APDU

APLA

ARAB

Arbark

ARM

ARO

ASEA

AUF

AWEPAA

AZACTU

AZAPO

BAWU

BCM

BCMA

BCP

BETD

BF

BOSS

BPA

BPC

CANU

CAP

CAYCO

CCHA

CCM

CCN

CD

CD

CDS

CDS

CEIR

CI

CICARWS

CIO

CLC

CLSA

CND

COD

CODESA

CONCP

COREMO

COSATU

COSAW

COSEC

COSDEC

COTRALESA

CP

CPC

CPSA

CSA

CSCE

CSM

CUF

CUPS

CUSA

CWC

DANIDA

DAPP

DCA

DFFG

DGS

DHAC

DIP

DISA

DKP

DMD

DNA

DONS

DRAFT

DRC

DSF

DSU

DTA

DUF

DWEP

EAC

EAWU

EC

ECA

ECC

ECCO

ECUNEWS

EDICESA

EEC

EELAK

EFTA

EISA

ELC

ELCIN

ELCSA

ELCSA-SER

ELCZ

ELOC/ELOK

ELU

ERIP

EU

FCP

FCWU

FELCSA

FELM

FFI

FHS

FIDIDA

FINNIDA

FKN

FLING

FMS

FNLA

FNS

FOSATU

FP

FPJ

FPLN

FPU

FRAIN

FRELIMO

FROLIZI

FSS

GAG

GAWU

GRAE

GWU

HH

HYY

IAS

IBIS

ICAAS

ICFTU

ICJ

ICOM

ICSA

ICT

IDAF

IDASA

IDEA

IECD

IF

IFP

IGCSE

IKON

ILO

IRCOZ

IRCZ

IRR

ISAC / ISAK

ISC

ISMUN

IUEF

IUS

IUSY

JCSA

JMC

JODAC

K

KAVAKU

KEPA

KF

KISA

KR

KrF

KRISS

KTC

LAC

LAG

LDP

LLA

LMM

LO

LO

LO

LP

LPC

LSA

LWF

MAC

MANU

MANWU

MAWU

MBESC

MEC

med

MHETEC

MI

MK

MMD

MONAP

MP

MPLA

MS

MUN

MWASA

NAC

NACTU

NADEL

NAFAU

NAI

NAMA

NAMAS

NAMPA

NANSO

NAPSA

NAPWU

NASEDEC

NATO

NAWU

NAYCO

NCA

NCC

NDP

NDT

NEC

NEKSA

NEU

NEUM

NFS

NGO

NIB

NIC

NIED

NIP

NIS

NKIF

NKP

NMS

NNA

NNF

NNF

NNTUC

NOCOSA

NORAD

NP

NPA

NPF

NRANC

NRC

NRC

NRK

NTUC

NUM

NUMSA

NUNW

NUSAS

NUSWAS

NWC

OAU

OCO

OD

OECD

OEEC

OMA

OMUKWETU

OPC

OPIC

OPO

PAAN

PAC

PAFMECSA

PAI

PAICV

PAIGC

PASA

PCC

PCP

PCR

PDA

PEYCO

PF

PFP

Phanani

PIDE

PLAN

PLU

PLUA

RA

RENAMO

RF

RKP

RMC

RRR

RSA

RV

RVOG

SAAU

SAAWU

SABA

SABRA

SACBC

SACC

SACHED

SACL

SACO

SACP

SACPC

SACPO

SACTU

SADC

SADCC

SADF

SAF

SAG

SAIC

SAIH

SAIRR

SAK

SAK

SAK

SAKK

SAK-Å

SAMP

SANROC

SAP

SARDC

SAREC

SASCO

SASK

SASM

SASO

SASPRO

SATUC

SATUCC

SAUF

SAYCO

SCC

SCC

SCORE

SCS

SD

SDF

SDP

SDP

SDS

SEC

SECO

SEN

SF

SFS

SI

SIDA

Sida

SKDL

SKM

SKP

SKP

SKV

SLBA

SLU

SMDB

SNC

SOIR

SOMAFCO

SOYCO

SPOCAS

SRANC

SRP

SSAK

SSF

SSKF

SSRC

SSS

SSU

STL

SUL

SVT

SWANLIF

SWANU

SWANUF

SWAPA

SWAPO

SWAPO-D

SWASB

SWATUL

SWC

SYL

SYL

TA

TALKE

TANU

TCL

TCO

TCRS

TCV

TEC

TRC

TRC

TS

TSL

TUC

TUCSA

UAG

UANC

UAW

UD

UD

UDENAMO

UDF

UDI

UELCSWA

UFF

UFP

UGEAN

UMA

UMSA

UN

UNAM

UNAMI

UNCN

UNDP

UNEA

UNESCO

UNETSPA

UNHCR

UNICEF

UNIN

UNIP

UNITA

UNSA

UNTAG

UNOMSA

UNTA

UNTAG

UNYSA

UNZA

UPA

UPNA

UPRONA

UWC

UWUSA

V

VAT

VCOAD

VS

VUF

WACC

WACL

WAY

WCC

WFDY

WFTU

WHO

WM

WPC

WUS

YKA

ZANC

ZANLA

ZANU

ZAPU

ZCC

ZCRS

ZCTU

ZIPA

ZIPRA

ZIRIC

ZLC

ZUM

ZWT

All-African Convention (South Africa)

All-African Conference of Churches

Arvika Africa Group (Sweden)

Anti-Apartheid Movement (UK)

All-African Peoples' Conference

Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Organisation

Archives of the Labour Movement in Copenhagen
(Denmark)
Workers' Educational Association (Sweden)

Africa Educational Trust (UK)

Africa Groups of Sweden

African Independent Churches' Association

International Solidarity Committee of the
Norwegian Labour Movement
Information Agency of Mozambique

Workers' Communist Party (Norway)

Transport Workers Union (Finland)

ANC Cultural Ensemble/Group (South Africa)

African Methodist Episcopal Church

African National Congress (South Africa)

African National Congress-Zimbabwe

Anti-Coloured Affairs Department (South Africa)

Workers' Educational Association (Norway)

Africa People's Democratic Union of South Africa

Azanian People's Liberation Army (South Africa)

Archives and Library of the Swedish Labour Movement

Labour Movement Archive and Library (Norway)

African Resistance Movement (South Africa)

Africa Groups' Recruitment Organisation (Sweden)

After School Education Academy

Labour Party Youth (Norway)

Association of West European Parliamentarians for
Action against Apartheid
Azanian Confederation of Trade Unions (South Africa)

Azanian People's Organization (South Africa)

Black Allied Workers Union (South Africa)

Black Consciousness Movement

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania (South Africa)

Black Community Programmes (South Africa)

Basic Education Teachers' Diploma

Bread and Fishes' Organisation (Sweden)

Bureau of State Security (South Africa)

Black Parents Association

Black People's Convention (South Africa)

Caprivi African National Union (Namibia)

Christian Assistance Programme

Cape Youth Congress (South Africa)

Consultative Committee on Humanitarian
Assistance (Sweden)
Christian Council of Mozambique

Council of Churches in Namibia

Centre Democrats(Denmark)

Christian Democrats (Sweden)

Centre for Development Studies (South Africa)

Community Development Service (LWF)

Council on Ecumenical and International Relations
- Church of Norway
Christian Institute (South Africa)

Commission on Inter-Church Aid, Refugee and
World Service
Central Intelligence Organization (Rhodesia)

Complementary Learning

Supreme Council for the Liberation of Angola

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Congress of Democrats (South Africa)

Convention for a Democratic South Africa

Conference of Nationalist Organizations in
the Portuguese Colonies
Revolutionary Committee of Mozambique

Congress of South African Trade Unions

Congress of South African Writers

Coordinating Secretariat of ISC

Community Skills Development Centre

Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa

Centre Party (Sweden)

Coloured People's Congress (South Africa)

Communist Party of South Africa

Church of Sweden Aid (Sweden)

Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

Church of Sweden Mission

Centre Party Youth League (Sweden)

Churches´ Urban Planning Commission

Council of Unions of South Africa

Children's World Crèche

Danish International Development Assistance

Development Aid from People to People

DanChurchAid

United FNL Groups (Sweden)

Union of Secondary Schools Students in Denmark

Durban Housing Areas Action Committee (South Africa)

Department of Information and Publicity of ANC

Digital Imaging South Africa

Danish Communist Party

Department for Mission and Development (LWF)

Norwegian Labour Party

Department of National Security (South Africa)

Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society

Dutch Reformed Church (South Africa)

Danish Student's Council

Danish Social Democratic Youth Oranisation

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (Namibia)

Danish Youth Council

Domestic Workers and Employers Project Johannesburg
(South Africa)
Employee Advisory Centre

Engineering and Allied Workers Union (South Africa)

European Community

UN Economic Commission for Africa

End Conscription Campaign (South Africa)

Eastern Cape Civics Organization

Ecumenical News Service of the South African
Council of Churches
Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre
for Eastern and Southern Africa
European Economic Community

Isolate South Africa Campaign (Finland)

European Free Trade Association

Electoral Institute of Southern Africa

Evangelical Lutheran Church (South Africa)

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa
– South Eastern Region
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Zimbabwe

Evangelical Lutheran Ovambo-Kavango Church
(Namibia)
English Language Unit

Education Resource and Information project
(South Africa)
European Union

Finnish Communist Party (SKP)

Food and Canning Workers Union (South Africa)

Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches
in Southern Africa
Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission

Danish ICFTU

Folk High School

Finnish Disabled People's International
Development Association
Finnish International Development Agency

DanChurchAid

Front for the Liberation and Independence of
Guinea Bissau
Finnish Missionary Society

National Front for the Liberation of Angola

Finnish-Namibian Society

Federation of South African Trade Unions

Progress Party (Denmark)

Foundation for Peace and Justice (South Africa)

Patriotic Front for National Liberation

Liberal Party Youth League (Sweden)

African Revolutionary front for National Independence

Liberation Front of Mozambique

Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe

Finnish Swedish Pupils' Union

Gothenburg Africa Group (Sweden)

General and Allied Workers Union (South Africa)

Revolutionary Government of Angola in Exile

General Workers Union (South Africa)

Hedmark University College

Helsinki University Students' Union (Finland)

Industrial Aid Society (South Africa)

WUS-Denmark

International Campaign against Apartheid Sport

International Confederation of Free Trade Unions

International Court of Justice

International Council of Museums

International Committee against Apartheid, Racism
and Colonialism in Southern Africa
Information and Communication Technology

International Defence and Aid Fund for Southern Africa

Institute for a Democratic Alternative in South Africa

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral
Assistance (Sweden)
Institute for Educational Career Development

International Fora (Denmark)

Inkatha Freedom Party (South Africa)

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

Photograph Department of the Sweden Church

International Labour Organization

International Refugee Council of Zambia

International Refugee Fund of Zambia

Institute of Race Relations

Isolate South Africa Committee

International Students' Conference

International Students' Movement for United Nations

International University Extension Fund

International Union of Students

International Union of Socialist Youth

Joint Committee on Southern Africa

Joint Military Command (Zimbabwe)

Johannesburg Democratic Action Committee
(South Africa)
Conservative Party (Denmark)

Training Course on International Affairs (Finland)

Service Centre for Development Cooperation (Finland)

Co-operative Union and Wholesale Society (Sweden)

Church of Sweden International Study Department

Danish Programme to Combat Racism

Christian Democrats (Denmark)

Christian Student Movement in Sweden

Katutura Tailoring Cooperative (Namibia)

Legal Assistance Centre, Namibia

Lund 's Africa Group (Sweden)

Leadership Diploma Programme

Lesotho Liberation Army

Lutheran Medical Mission

Danish TUC

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

Swedish Trade Union Confederation

Liberal Party (Sweden)

Left Party Communists (Sweden)

National Committee South Africa Action (Denmark)

Lutheran World Federation

Anti-Colonial Movement

Mozambique African National Union

Metal and Allied Namibian Workers Union

Metal and Allied Workers Union (South Africa)

Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and Culture

Ministry of Education and Culture

Mission, Evangelisation, Diaconic CSM

Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Employment
Creation
Mozambique Institute

The Spear of the Nation (South Africa)

Movement for Multiparty Democracy (Zambia)

Mozambique-Nordic Agricultural Programme

Moderate Party (Sweden)

People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Danish Association for International Co-operation

Mineworkers Union of Namibia

Media Workers Union of South Africa

Nyasaland African Congress

National Council of Trade Unions (South Africa)

National Association of Democratic Lawyers
(South Africa)
Namibian Food and Allied Union

Nordic Africa Institute (Sweden)

Norwegian Action against Apartheid

Namibia Association of Norway

Namibia Press Agency

Namibian National Students' Organisation

Namibia Private School Association

Namibia Public Workers Union

Nordic Association for the Study of Education in
Developing Countries
North Atlantic Treaty Orgaization

Namibian Workers Union

Natal Youth Congress (South Africa)

Norwegian Church Aid

Namibia Communications Centre

National Democratic Party (Zimbabwe)

Namibia Development Trust

National Executive Committee of ANC (South Africa)

Norwegian Ecumenical Committee for Southern Africa

Namibia Extension Unit

Non-European Unity Movement (South Africa)

Council of Nordic Trade Unions

Non-Governmental Organisation

Agency for International Assistance (Sweden)

Natal Indian Congress (South Africa)

National Institute for Educational Development

Namibia Independence Party

National Intelligence Service (South Africa)

Norwegian Union of Chemical Industry Workers

Norway's Communist Party

Norwegian Missionary Society

Nordic Namibia Action

Namibia National Front

Namibia Nature Foundation

Nduuvo Nangolo Trade Union School

Norwegian Council for Southern Africa

Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

National Party (South Africa)

Norwegian People's Aid

National Patriotic Front of Namibia

Northern Rhodesia African National Congress

Namibia Red Cross

National Reception Committee (South Africa)

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

Nordic Trade Union Council

National Union of Mineworkers (South Africa)

National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

National Union of Namibian Workers

National Union of South African Students

National Union of South West African Students

National Working Committee of ANC (South Africa)

Organisation of Africa Unity

SIDA's Development Cooperation Offices

Operation Day's Work (Norway)

Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development

Organisation of European Economic Cooperation

Organização das Mulheres de Angola

Newsletter of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

Ovamboland People's Congress (Namibia)

Olof Palme International Center (Sweden)

Ovamboland People's Organization (Namibia)

Puppets against AIDS in Namibia

Pan-Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa)

Pan-African Freedom Movement for Eastern,
Central and Southern Africa
African Independence Party (Guinea Bissau)

African Independence Party of Cape Verde

African Independence Party of Guinea and Cape Verde

Post-Apartheid South Africa

People's Caretaker Council (Zimbabwe)

Communist Party of Portugal

Programme to Combat Racism of WCC

Democratic Party of Angola

Port Elisabeth Youth Congress (South Africa)

Patriotic Front (Zimbabwe)

Progressive Federal Party (South Africa)

Help each other

International and State Defence

People's Liberation Army of Namibia

Pacific Lutheran University

Party for the United Struggle of the Africans of Angola

National Archives of Sweden

Mozambique National Resistance

Rhodesian Front

Swedish People's Party (Finland)

Release Manela Campaign (South Africa)

Repatriation Resettlement Reconstruction

Republic of South Africa

Social-Liberal Party (Denmark)

Radio Voice of the Gospel (Sweden)

South African Artists United

South African Allied Workers Union

South African Black Alliance

South African Bureau of Racial Affairs

Southern African Catholic Bishops Conference

South African Council of Churches

South African Committee for Higher Education

South African Confederation of Labour

Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations

South African Communist Party

South African Coloured People's Congress

South African Coloured People's Organization

South African Congress of Trade Unions

South African Development Community

Southern Africa Development Coordination Conference

South African Defence Force

Swedish Employers' Confederation

Stockholm Africa Group (Sweden)

South African Indian Congress

Norwegian Students and Academics' International
Assistance Fund
South African Institute of Race Relations

Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions

South Africa Committee (Denmark)

South Africa Contact (Denmark)

South Africa Committee, Copenhagen (Denmark)

South Africa Committee, Århus (Denmark)

African-Swedish Museum Network

South African Non-Racial Olympics Committee

South African Party

Southern African Research and Documentation Centre

Swedish Agency for Research Cooperation with Developing
Countries
South African Students Congress

Trade Union Solidarity Center (Finland)

South African Students Movement

South African Students Orgainzation

South African Studies Project

South African Trade Union Council

South African Trade Union Co-ordination Council

South African United Front

South African Youth Congress

South African State Security Council

Swedish Co-operative Centre

Sports Couches' OutReach

Save the Children, Sweden

Social Democratic Party (Denmark)

Students Development Fund (Sweden)

Social Democratic Party (Sweden)

Social Democratic Party of Finland

Students for a Democratic Society (Sweden)

Swedish Ecumenical Council (SEN)]

Swedish School Students' Union

Swedish Ecumenical Council

Socialist Peoples Party (Denmark)

Swedish National Union of University Students

Socialist International

Swedish International Development Authority

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency

Finnish People's Democratic Union

Church of Sweden Mission

Finnish Communist Party

Swedish Communist Party

Left Association of Swedish Women

Swedish National Archive for Recorded Sound and
Moving Images (See: SMDB).
Swedish Rural Youth League

Swedish Media Database

Swedish National Committee

Swedish Organisation for Individual Relief

Solomon Mahlangu Freedom College (ANC/Tanzania)

Soweto Youth Congress (South Africa)

Study Project on Christianity in an Apartheid Society

Southern Rhodesia African National Congress

Finnish Peace Committee

Swedish South Africa Committee

Support Group for the People of South Africa (Sweden)

Social Democratic Women Confederation

Soweto Students Representative Council (South Africa)

Senior Secondary School

Social Democratic Youth Confederation (Sweden)

Finland's Teen Union

National Council of Swedish Youth

Swedish Television

South West Africa National Liberation Front

South West Africa National Union

South West Africa National United Front

South West African Progressive Association

South West Africa People's Organisation

SWAPO-Democrats

South West African Students Body

South West Africa Trade Union League

SWAPO Women's Council

National Union of Finnish Students' Unions

SWAPO Youth League

Technical Assistance (Denmark)

Standing Parliamentary Committee for Economic
Relations with the Developing Countries (Finland)
Tanganyika African National Union

Tsumeb Corporation Limited (Namibia)

Central Organisation of Salaried Employees (Sweden)

Tanganyika Christian Refugee Service

Tsumeb Cultural Village (Namibia)

Transitional Executive Council (South Africa)

Teachers' Resource Centre

Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)

Technical assistance Secretariate (Denmark)

Workers' Cultural Union in Finland

Trade Union Congress (UK)

Trade Union Congress of South Africa

Uppsala Africa Group (Sweden)

United African National Council (Zimbabwe)

United Automobile Workers (South Africa)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway

Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

National Democratic Union of Mozambique

United Democratic Front (South Africa)

Unilateral Declaration of Independence
(Rhodesia)
United Evangelical Lutheran Church in South West Africa

Development Aid from People to People-DAPP (Denmark)

United Federal Party (Rhodesia)

General Union of Students from Black Africa under
Portuguese Colonial Domination
Youth against Apartheid

Unity Movement of South Africa

United Nations

University of Namibia

African National Union of Independent Mozambique

United Nations Council of Namibia

United Nations Development Programme

National Union of Angolan Students

United Nations' Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organisation
UN Educational and Training Programme for Southern
Africa
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

United Nations Children's Fund

United Nations Institute for Namibia

United National Independence Party (Zambia)

National Union for the Total Independence of Angola

Finnish Students' United Nations Association

United Nations Transitional Assistance Group

United Nations Observer Mission in South Africa

Angolan National Workers' Union

United Nations Transitional Assistance Group
(Namibia)
United Nations Youth & Student Association

University of Zambia

Union of the Peoples of Angola

Union of the Peoples of Northern Angola

União Progressista Nacional de Angola

University of Western Cape (South Africa)

United Workers Union of South Africa

Liberal Party (Denmark)

Victims against Terrorism (South Africa)

Voluntary Committee on Overseas Aid and Development

Left Socialist Party (Denmark)

Left Party Youth League (Sweden)

World Association for Christian Communication

World Anti-Communist League

World Assembly of Youth

World Council of Churches

World Federation of Democratic Youth

World Federation of Trade Unions

World Health Organisation

World Mission

World Peace Council

World University Service

Students' International Assitance (Finland)

Zambia African National Congress

Zimbabwe African National Liberation Army

Zimbabwe African National Union

Zimbabwe African People's Union

Zimbabwe Council of Churches

Zambian Christian Refugee Service

Zambian Congress of Trade Unions

Zimbabwe People's Army

Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army

Zimbabwe research and Information Centre

Zimbabwe Liberation Council

Zimbabwe Unity Movement

Zimbabwe Welfare Trust