Okay, I get your point and a great metaphor, very nice to read!
Of course, they're talented and influential people in Africa. I think the environment, culture and climate has a lot to do in the way people live and behave. So when we compare people from Africa to the US or Europe, of course, there will differents but, that's the beauty of this world. If every person was the same there is no point of travelling and learning from other culture and habits.