really ?

To answer the topic's question?

Ujinga ni mwingi Afrika nyeusi.

First is the leaders we have on the table...after independence, first they amassed wealth to themselves, signed contracts that they didnt understand eg mines belonging to some West based company and cant get out of that contract, then as new leaders came in Walifuata nyayo...didn't do anything to develop their country(or even try to get out of those old contracts), they didnt much care about educating the citizens(just in case they got more clever and chose better leaders). I believe education will be a key to wealth and development in the region. Growth of SME should be the Key to African moving up, (forget those big companies now that's why they are re-branding a lot to try to take new markets which they had earlier ignored). On education, I still believe that Technical schools are important in as much as they are turning them all to Universities, we need well trained Technical Engineers. Financing of SME's is important, giving them affordable loans will help us grow. Most of all we have the responsibility to choose good leader, but here we vote based on tribe, and protecting 'our people', not on what they can do for us and for our future.

Black is a race, and Africa is where one is born?

And what then is the West?

@Chessmaster, What values those things differently?
Ain't it the mind?
So the poverty,diseases,tribalism,civil wars,hunger etc we have around is all due to superb intellect?

Again value systems are developed through cultural perspectives. Its not that we aren't intelligent,its that we don't value intelligence. We have a 'mwakenya' culture of doing things and this goes beyond the classroom.

So the question 'Why is Africa poor compared to the West?' Is about what?

So there's an African culture that is distinct from Western culture?

And how can one determine if one culture is superior to another?

Is a culture that values cows, inferior to one that values skyscrapers?

And what is culture about?

Neither does a collective Western culture exist! The French for example, don't want to use the word 'Twitter'.

So there's no collective culture, and there's no exclusive culture.

Does a Kenyan culture even exist?

Yes I agree.But they share a common history and ancestry to some extent. Those commonalities are what they share as a Western culture. Though individually each has their own. Let me use the French example.They want to restrict the use of some words because they are encroaching on their culture.I believe a Kenyan culture exists.