African Century

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The African Century is a term that has a variety of meanings. First, the term expresses the belief that the 21st century will bring peace, prosperity and cultural revival to Africa, or is used to draw attention to the need of such an evolution. It is used in this way by among others Thabo Mbeki, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and David J. O'Reilly^[1][2][3]. The stability and prosperity of democratic South Africa since the fall of the apartheid regime is often used as an example that such evolution is possible. The creation of the African Union in 2002 is seen as one of the first steps in this evolution.

[edit] See also

• American Century
• Africanisation
• Afrocentrism
• African Renaissance
• Asian Century
• European Century
• Millennium Development Goals

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