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'''African Century''' is a term that is used to express belief or hope that the 21st century will bring [[peace]], prosperity and cultural revival to [[Africa]], or is used to draw attention to the need for such an evolution. Among those who have used it in this way are South African politicians [[Thabo Mbeki]]<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/monitoring/360349.stm Thabo Mbeki's victory speech], [[BBC News]], June 3, 1999</ref><ref>[http://www.nathanielturner.com/africandiaspora21stcentury.htm African Diaspora in the 21st Century], Address by Thabo Mbeki, 30 June 2003</ref> and [[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]],<ref>[http://www.dfa.gov.za/docs/speeches/2001/dzum0130.htm Address by Minister Dlamini Zuma to the South African Institute of International Affairs, Johannesburg 30 January 2001<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Chevron CEO [[David J. O'Reilly]]<ref>http://www.chevron.com/news/speeches/2004/2004-11-05_oreilly.asp</ref>, US Treasury Secretary [[Paul O'Neill (cabinet member)|Paul O'Neill]]<ref name=grandtour>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2018267.stm Doing the Grand Tour in Africa], BBC News, 31 May 2002</ref> and celebrity campaigner [[Bono]].<ref name=grandtour/>

==See also==
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*[[American Century]]
*[[Africanisation]]
*[[Afrocentrism]]
*[[African Renaissance]]
*[[Asian Century]]
*[[Millennium Development Goals]]

==References==
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{{Pan-Africanism}}
{{International power}}

[[Category:21st century]]
[[Category:Pan-Africanism]]


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