| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| RAAI | Ross Archive of African Images |
| RAAN | Reformed African American Network |
| RAC | Royal African Company |
| RACCLI | Royal African Colonial Corps of Light Infantry |
| RADP | Ringier Africa Digital Publishing |
| RAF | Regional Office for Africa |
| RAI | Royal Anthropological Institute |
| RAME | Region of Africa and Middle East |
| RANA | Rescue Animals of North Africa |
| RAO | Recent African Origins |
| RAS | Real African Seed |
| RASTA | Rightous African Standing Tall Alone |
| RCBP | Rural Capacity Building Project (EIAR) |
| RCSA | Reformed Churches in South Africa |
| RCSA | Resuscitation Councils of Southern Africa |
| RDP | Reconstruction and Development Programme |
| REBOSA | Real Estate Business Owners of South Africa |
| RENAMO | REsistencia NAcional de MOzambique |
| RESA | Reach Every Southern African |
| REWA | Raising Education Within Africa |