Fulani Shoes

So I have a bad shoe habit and I am always looking for good deals anyway I saw these shoes going for $45 and my jaw dropped in disbelief. These are the shoes Fulani herdsmen wear and I can pick them up for 150-200 Niara w(hich is about two bucks). What the hell is going on. And of course these are hailed as the new hot shoe. Whaaattttt???