Except that the Swiss mid air has no relevance to this debate as it could just as easily happen in Africa with two aircraft at the same - correct - level. The Swiss mid air was caused by:
i) ineffective comms between ATC units (where else does that happen)
ii) insufficient manpower to perform the ATC role (where else does that happen)
ii) incorrect response to a TCAS RA by one party (that could happen anywhere)
So perhaps you can put your colonial stereotypes back into the box.