Moving Africa with a dance rhythm. A country s economic and social development does not depend only on its capital and labour, as economists and the free-market tradition suggest.
Culture is just as important.
He said that cultural factors, which have been relegated to the rank of by-standers, should be regarded as a basic driving force of progress. In truth, the intangible, immaterial aspects of culture help to shape people s mentalities. That s why they are the real locomotive of any society. If they are neglected, if they are not put at the core of thinking about development, there is a chance they may turn into insurmountable obstacles. Taboos, superstition, polygamy and tribalism are some of them.