| Abbreviation | Definition |
|---|---|
| CAL | Center for Applied Linguistics |
| CAMA | Contemporary African Music Arts |
| CAMM | Central African Medical Mission |
| CANSA | Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association |
| CAOF | Caring for African Orphans Foundation |
| CAOSA | Cannon Association of South Africa |
| CAR | Central African Republic |
| CARACAL | Centre for African Resource Animals Communities and Land |
| CARI | China Africa Research Initiative |
| CARI | Coalition for African Research and Innovation |
| CARI | Competitive African Rice Initiative |
| CARIMA | Central African Research and Innovation Management Association |
| CARTER | Crazy African Rapper Terrorising Everyother Rapper |
| CASAS | Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society |
| CASF | Central Africa SME Fund |
| CATIA | Catalyzing Access to Technology In Africa |
| CATIE | Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza |
| CATIE | Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza (in Spanish) Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center |
| CATSP | Comprehensive Agriculture Transformation Support Programme |
| CAUSE | Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy |