What factors undermined the influence of traditional religion in the period between 1960 and 1989

1. The continued widespread of western religion that is Christianity and Islam.

2. Modern education radicalized individuals to avoid traditional religion.

3. With the continual intermarriage between communities culture was lost thus religious beliefs abandoned.

4. Divisions brought about by different beliefs from different communities displaced the traditional religious beliefs.

5. War and frequent displacement of people left them doubting the the traditional beliefs.

6. Some Traditional religious beliefs were against western medicine but since they were effective people were forced to abandon the beliefs.

7. Emergence of more powerful heresy overwhelmed the traditional beliefs.

8. Urban-rural migration among the Africans led to abandonment of the traditional religious Beliefs.

9. People became open-minded on some traditional religious practises and thus tended to walk away from them.

10. Chaos and confusion in the leadership of the traditional religion splitted the people this undermining the traditional religion.