For the past two centuries, African cultures across the continent of Africa and beyond have been under the siege of Westernization. In the past this took the form of colonialism. In the present day it takes the forms of globalization and technology. Some Africans and Westerners view this in a highly positive light, while others are strongly critical A contrasting stance is that African cultures are essentially beyond extinction and destruction, for without indigenous cultures, there can be neither stability nor purpose of significance According to, ‘Self-confidence in the present stems from a sense of personal worth that is rooted in the full acceptance of the past’. Despite the fact that most African cultures lack material possessions and sophisticated technology, they were solidly developed on the principles of order, morality and human decency.

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