Were I a big fan of Africa I would be ashamed that no real country is even close to the fantasy one.
You're right. If insane Maxine wanted to “keep it real”, she would have used a salute mimicking throwing a burning tire around someone’s neck (Soweto), or cannibalizing someone (Uganda), or some other suitable salute from a real, live Dark Continent country like the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, etc.
You know, a standard sub saharan African outhouse country.