I don't know the situation in other African countries, but what I have seen here in my country is a total collapse of the value system.
Values such as honesty, integrity, responsibility, professionalism, administration, loyalty, commitment, loyalty, reliability, code of honor, etc. have completely disappeared from society.
From the President to the street food vendor, lying has become very common or the rule. People constantly lie and cheat. Shamelessly deceiving others and inventing tricks to deceive others and take advantage of them has become systemic. All of this made it difficult for anyone to trust someone.
Fathers lie, children watch their mothers lie all day, fathers teach children how to lie, how to cheat, how to cheat, how to catch and take advantage of others. Friends easily betray. Business partners separate easily because it is impossible to maintain relationships with constant attempts to abuse others or cheat.
Everyone thinks they are smart enough to hide their lies, their cheating, which makes it difficult to build a culture of accountability. Worse still, being deceitful and cheating is considered a good character to be successful. Honesty is scolded, integrity is seen as a hindrance or sheer naivety by others, and relationships are only successful when the people in it are all crooks and notorious thieves.
Here in my country, it would be foolish to trust anyone unless they are carefully examined or recommended. Otherwise, he would be seriously hurt.
Employees constantly steal company assets. Construction workers steal concrete and materials for their work. Civil servants are notoriously corrupt and abuse their position for personal gain.
Men no longer trust their women. Women are used to constant lies and deceit from their husbands. Children learn very early that life is a jungle and deceiving others, lying, deviating is what their parents use to defend themselves in life.
There are constant tribal wars. The IBOS are seeking to secede. The HAUSAS are seeking to seize power in all sectors. The YORUBAS are too selfish to care about others.
Therefore the bottom of my society is rotten. The top of the society is more rotten.
My country is a jungle. Individuals are cornered and alone, with few community values and rules of law on which to base their lives. People retreat to do their little things because it's impossible to trust each other enough to build something big.
This destroyed trust could be an evil agenda of some select people or forces. If so, those forces have been very successful here.
Trust has vanished from my society, making everyone fragile, really fragile, frightened, lonely, and desperate, always retreating to private, more lonely corners, after every deception, and after every betrayal.
Civilizations with a higher level of trust will always win and dominate civilizations with low trust. Unfortunately, mine is a trustless society that makes any progress impossible or too overwhelming to start.
How is the value system in your country? How can one rebuild a reliable society?