Common Views Across the World: Chinese Philosophy and West African Culture

The Chinese philosophy, Confucianism, and West African culture have some common views. One of these being the way to view family and especially elders. Confucius himself emphasized respect toward family and older generations. People in West Africa honored family, or kinship to the point that it was the base of their government. Also, people in the older generations would often pass on the culture's history with stories. Because of this, elders were highly respected.
As you can see, in both Confucianism and West African culture honor and respect family and elders.