| 3FN | Three National Forces (Trois forces nationales) |
| ACHPR | African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights |
| ACJHR | African Court of Justice and Human Rights |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| AGA | African Governance Architecture |
| APRM | African Peer Review Mechanism |
| APSA | African Peace and Security Architecture |
| AREMA | Association for the Rebirth of Madagascar (Andry sy Rihana Enti-Manavotra an’i Madagasikara) |
| AS | Other Sensibilities (Autres sensibilités) |
| AU | African Union |
| BIANCO | Independent Anti-Corruption Office (Bureau indépendant anti-corruption) |
| CAPSAT | Army corps for personnel and administrative and technical services (Corps d’armée des personnels et des services administratifs et techniques) |
| CCM | Malagasy Construction Company (Compagnie de construction malagasy) |
| CDE | Club for Development and Ethics (Club développement et éthique) |
| CENI-T | Independent National Electoral Commission for the Transition (Commission électorale nationale indépendante pour la transition) |
| CES | Special Electoral Court (Cour électorale spéciale) |
| CNOSC | National Coordination of Civil Society Organizations (Coordination nationale des organisations de la société civile) |
| COI | Indian Ocean Commission (Commission de l’Océan Indien) |
| COMESA | Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa |
| CONECS | National and Economic Social Council (Conseil national économique et social) |
| COSC | Coalition of Civil Society Organizations (Coalition des organisations de la société civile) |
| CRN | Committee for National Reconciliation (Comité pour la réconciliation nationale) |
| CSC | Roadmap Implementation Monitoring and Control Committee (Comité de suivi et de contrôle de la mise en œuvre de la Feuille de route) |
| ECOWAS | Economic Community of West African States |
| EISA | Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa |
| EITI | Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative |
| EKAR | Catholic Church of Madagascar (Eglizy Katolika Apostolika Romana) |
| ESCOPOL | Space for Consultation of Political Organizations and Parties (Espace de concertation des organisations et partis politiques) |
| EU | European Union |
| FEDMINES | Federation of Professional Mining Associations (Fédération des associations professionelles de mines) |
| FFKM | Malagasy Council of Christian Churches (Fiombonan’ny Fiangonana Kristianina eto Madagasikara) |
| FFM | Malagasy Reconciliation Council (Filankevitry ny Fampihavanana Malagasy) |
| FISEMA | General Confederation of Malagasy Workers’ Unions (Firaisana Sendikaly Malagasy) |
| FJKM | Church of Jesus Christ (Fiangonan’i Jesoa Kristy eto Madagasikara) |
| FNOIM | National Federation of Malagasy Engineering Organizations (Fédération nationale des organisations d’ingénieurs Malagasy) |
| FNS | National Solidarity Fund (Fonds national de solidarité) |
| FPVM | New Protestant Church in Madagascar (Fiangonana Protestanta Vaovao eto Madagasikara) |
| FRELIMO | Mozambique Liberation Front (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) |
| GIS-M | International Support Group for Madagascar (Groupe international de soutien à Madagascar) |
| HAT | High Authority of the Transition (Haute autorité de la transition) |
| HPM | Rally of Political Forces (Hery Politika Mitambatra) |
| ICG | international contact group |
| ICG-M | International Contact Group on Madagascar |
| IO | international organization |
| IR | International Relations |
| KMF/CNOE | National Election Observation Committee – Citizen Education (Komitim-pirenena Manara-maso ny Fifidianana) |
| MAP | Madagascar Action Plan |
| MBS | Malagasy Broadcasting System |
| MDM | Movement for Democracy in Madagascar (Mouvement pour la démocratie à Madagascar) |
| MONIMA | Nationalist and Independent Movement of Madagascar (Madagasikara otronin’ny Malagasy) |
| NDI | National Democratic Institute |
| NEPAD | New Partnership for Africa’s Development |
| NGO | non-governmental organization |
| OAS | Organization of American States |
| OAU | Organisation of African Unity |
| OIF | International Organisation of La Francophonie |
| PACEM | Support Project for the Electoral Cycle 2012–2014 in Madagascar (Projet d’appui au cycle électoral 2012–2014 à Madagascar) |
| PAP | Pan-African Parliament |
| PSC | Peace and Security Council |
| QMM | QIT Madagascar Minerals |
| R2P | responsibility to protect |
| REC | Regional Economic Community |
| RFI | Radio France Internationale |
| RFN | Rally of National Forces (Rassemblement des forces nationales) |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SeFaFi | Observatory of Public Life in Madagascar (Sehatra Fanaraha-maso ny Fiainam-pirenena) |
| SPDUN | Solidarity of Parliamentarians for the Defence of Democracy and National Unity (Solidarité des parlementaires pour la défense de la démocratie et de l’unité nationale) |
| SSR | Security Sector Reform |
| TGV | Young Malagasies Determined (Tanora malaGasy Vonona) |
| TIM | I Love Madagascar (Tiako I Madagasikara) |
| UDR-C | Union of Democrats and Republicans for Change (Union des démocrates et républicains pour le changement) |
| UN DPA | UN Department for Political Affairs |
| UNDP | UN Development Programme |
| UNECA | UN Economic Commission for Africa |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
