This study deals with the conceptions of gender inequalities in Africa and the position of African cultural traditions in holding such inequalities has a division of four major parts. The first part introduces the current debates on the question of gender inequalities, particularly in Africa. This part also carries two arguments of the study, which all suppose that the lenses that scholarly writings have offered on the current gender inequalities do not have any link with the pre-colonial African life was merely a misconception of the problem, which finally points a finger to African cultural traditions. The second part provides methodologies employed by the study in approaching the discussion of the subject under investigation. The third part exposes ideas that are dominant in literature in an attempt to find the root cause of gender inequalities in Africa. Preceded by the discussion part, where ideas obtained from literature and video interviews and Researchers’ experience on the topic under inquiry are critically judged. Finally, the study offers conclusive remarks on the presentation of the paper.