The simple answer is, no. The innovation of technology, resources and other cultural implications have progressed past the time in which previous African traditions could survive.
First, one must be aware of Pre-colonial Africa. Africa has always been diverse; pre-colonial Africa consisted of over 800 distinct ethic regions. Within regions multiple cultural groups resided, these cultural groups could have coexisted peacefully by fair trade and market structure between tribes; meanwhile other tribes were in consistent states of war and futility over territories. Previously, there were a variety of ethnic institutions, which included states with centralized authorities like the Shongia Empire in Western Africa or the Lube Kingdom in Central Africa while many societies consisted of village organizational structures such as the Nuer in Sudan or the Konkomba in Ghana and Togo. [i] Culture groups coexisted with their own way of life without disturbance from imperialism. Then the industrial revolution began, resulting in limited recourse in European countries. The expansion to Africa had emerged.
Once landed in Africa, imperialism coursed through countries of Africa. The use of technology in regards to mining resources began, they taught the natives how to use European “advancement” while throwing out the old tradition of agriculture/resource management. Some groups were apprehensive toward colonialism and fought against it while other groups welcomed the white man who brought paper as a form of trade. Introducing the greed, corruption and intense caste system that cripples the continent to this day. The cultural presence of working together as a village evaporated with the outbreak of capitalism. At the time, natives weren’t aware of the natural resources and capability that the land held because their practices were for local purposes. Practices remained within the tribe and the resources pooled for the community.
They lost the power of the land. The land they had cultivated for years, built their traditions and began their history, is no longer in their hands. Therefore, they cannot revert back to their practices they were founded upon.