ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the relevance of these postulates with reference to the social and political experiences of African people. It analyzes the issue of globalization and homogenization of African cultures. Thinkers such as Barber consider the cultural and economic reciprocity alleged by protagonists of globalization to be simply a mirage. The chapter explores the effects of globalization on African cultures and traditions. It denounces the illusion underlying the hypothesis that globalization leads systematically to homogenization of cultures, including African cultures and traditions. The chapter outlines the distinction between artefacts and cultural traditions. It also addressed the debate related to differentialism. The chapter focuses on the emergence of new African consciousness through the idea of Afropolitanism. It denounced the fact that this new approach to African identity and culture omits the powerless and their daily struggle for a living. The chapter concludes that contacts and exchanges are important for the development of every culture.
