African century explained

African century is the belief or hope that the 21st century will bring peace, prosperity and cultural revival to Africa. Among those who have spoken of an African century are South African politicians Thabo Mbeki^{[1] [2]} and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma,^[3] Chevron CEO David J. O'Reilly,^[4] US Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill^[5] and celebrity campaigner Bono.^[5] It has also inspired a radical policy journal - African Century Journal founded in 1999.^[6]

See also

• Africanisation
• Africanfuturism
• African Renaissance
• Afrofuturism
• American Century
• Asian Century
• Millennium Development Goals

Notes and References

1. Web site: BBC News Monitoring Thabo Mbeki's victory speech . 2023-03-02 . news.bbc.co.uk.
2. http://www.nathanielturner.com/africandiaspora21stcentury.htm African Diaspora in the 21st Century
3. Web site: 8 September 2020. 10 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310215712/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. live.
4. Web site: Chevron - Speeches: The African Century . 2006-06-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060312230508/http://www.chevron.com/news/speeches/2004/2004-11-05_oreilly.asp . 2006-03-12 .
5. News: 2002-05-31 . Doing the Grand Tour in Africa . en-GB . 2023-03-02.
6. Web site: African Century Journal . 2017-04-20.