How African culture has been eroded.
Promotion of beauty contests in which the contestants dress in mini skirts exposing a large proportion of their bodies these are seducing and promote immorality in Africa. As people are drifted into sexual excitement amongst the youth.
Presence of many religious groups e.g. Baptists church, Pentecostal churches, winner chapel, catholic church, protestant church, Jehovah’s witness, Back to God ministry is not only diluting African culture through disunity. These religions also promote promiscuity amongst the believers. Kenya has over 45 religious sects traditional values are regarded as satanic paganism.
The nature of mass media accessed to the radio France, BBC, CCN, the news from African countries is considered, in second position. They are doubted and BBC is highly believed and appreciated by Africans than local media.
Introduction of western' technology has greatly destroyed African values for example the craft making industry, black smith, making spears, bows and arrows as well as gong bells.
Influxes of tourist who come in with their cultures for example prostitution, lesbianism, nudity from Europe. There is also drug trafficking especially from Nigeria and Cameroon.
The naming patterns and Systems are alien and dilute African culture. Lakes, rivers, water falls and mountains are addressed using foreign names which do not have much meaning and relevance to the Africans who preserved them as gods.
Rapid industrialization has led to draining of swamps, rivers cutting down of forests yet the Africans valued such as their gods, swamps provided papyrus that they used to make crafts they also carried out hunting from the same places as well as worshipping their spirits and fishing.
Emphasis on formal education and the springing up of boarding schools and day cares are source of cultural retreat in Africa yet this education is highly commercialized that some people can't afford.
Inflow of foreign aid some of which is highly destructive e.g. pornographic literature and films portraying people playing sex, murder, highway robbery they are dumped in Africa. These help in training hardcore thieves and robbers who in turn torture arid terrorized people in Africa.
Legalization of unpopular practices in Africa like prostitution. Abortion divorce all these dilute African culture especially when they are applied in their limits.
Adaptation of western marriage and methods of courtship people use films to facilitate their courtship by watching pornographic films.
The nature of politics in Africa i.e. multi party politics are replacing Kingdoms westernized democracy. New ideologies like capitalism, which encourage individualism and exploitation of fellow Africans.
Presence of single mothers Associations playing the role of mother and father concurrently.
The westernized mass media like BBC, CNN, and Voice of America talk about Africa with contempt. Africa is referred to as a place of backwardness wars and sexual immorality these demonstrate African culture as totally but which is not the case.
Popular music, dance and drama its more fashionable among Africans to listen to the westernized music like Michael Jackson, Ken Rogers, Spice girl.
Traditional political institution like chiefdoms, kingdoms, monarchies have been undermined in importance by the Neo-colonial governments apart from Swaziland the other monarchies are weak.
There are fundamental differences in dress code between former Kenyan President Arap Moi (right) and Sudanese Gen. Garang. Whose culture are they promoting?
National Movements and New States in Africa