There have been more than a hundred different cultures that have occurred in Africa, and each of them has moved into the present time. This article will discuss what culture is, cultural competence, and how cultural norms and views influence African people, their actions and attitudes towards the outside world, as well as each other. Another question I will discuss is: how has the culture changed in light of external influences? Also, what kind of effect has globalization on culture in Africa had on African people? What is culture? Culture is commonly defined as the set of values ​​and beliefs that people have about how the world (both nature and society) works, as well as the norms of behavior derived from that set of values. Culture is simply a way of life shared with a group of people. . However, cultural competence refers to the ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds, non-profit organizations and government agencies whose employees work with people from different cultural/ethnic backgrounds. To truly understand what cultural competence is, you must first grasp the full meaning of what culture is. Cultural competence can also be associated with diversity and, from an organizational communication perspective, a different culture. The development of cultural competence translates into the ability to understand, communicate and interact effectively with people of different cultures. Africa is divided into a large number of ethnic cultures. African culture is multiple and varied. Africa is the product of the diverse populations that populate the African continent today and communities around the world that descend from the historic movement of people...middle of paper...from parents and other members of the social group and social facts that happen in the environment in which the person lives (Ritzer, 2008). In the African tradition, collective socialization is important in the process of personality formation. A fundamental unity between different human beings in the community, that is, a unity of human relationship, is the basis of traditional African ethics. African ethics places considerable value on the conformity of the individual to the social group in order to preserve the unity of human relationships. It could be said that in a certain sense African thought is, in fact, more interested in relationships than in the different entities that constitute them. All human behavior is expected to conform to this value to ensure social harmony. Human relationships and social harmony are vital elements in the African sense of moral aesthetics.