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Your statement that "They (Africa) should be heads and tails above all others, but they are not" is false and I think not so much because of your judgement of what is progress but rather because of your assumption that length of time occupying an area assumes one will head down a particular path leading to advanced civilization.
There are no hard and fast rules about the rate a civilization should "progress". Much of what we deem "progress" is response to environment, random cultural drift, and good fortune (or choice) in location.
What were the conditions in which "civilization" appeared around the globe? There are many. One obvious example when you look at them is the number of advanced ancient civilizations that flourished near the banks of rivers (Amazon, Nile, Yangtze, Tigris/Euphrates). This would have probably been a better predictor of a civilization appearing than how long people lived in a region. There are many regions of the globe that have changed only a little in the past few hundred years and yet there have been dramatic changes elsewhere. This is not related to how long those people have been there.
"Came from Africa" does not mean black (nor white) so you can put away your KKK hat.
I suggest reading "Guns, Germs, and Steel" by Jared Diamond to begin your path to enlightenment.
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