Africa is de-Westernizing culturally while Latin America Westernizes

Evidence

Despite France’s efforts to maintain close ties with its former colonies, a long-term process of de-Westernization appears to be underway in Africa, the interest and influence of Western powers receding, indigenous culture reasserting itself, and South Africa over time subordinating the Afrikaner-English elements in its culture to African ones. While Latin America is becoming more Western, Africa is becoming less so. — Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations and the…, 663

Categorization

• QUESTION: How well has this ‘de-Westernization’ prediction held 25+ years later? China’s role in Africa complicates the ‘indigenous culture reasserting itself’ framing.