2006 African Proverb of the Month

• Dec. 2006: “Unity is strength.” – Ganda (Uganda) Proverb
• Nov. 2006: “The dog does not worry when the chicken runs over to the bones” – Ewe-mina (Benin, Ghana and Togo) Proverb
• Oct. 2006: “A rich person does not have to struggle, that is, share the problems of ordinary people.” – Shubi (Tanzania) Proverb
• Sep. 2006: “When you sort out the grains, it becomes pure.” – Tigrinya (Eritrea, Ethiopia) Proverb
• Aug. 2006: “Don’t ask for Glasgow when you have already reached London.” – Subi (Tanzania) Proverb
• Jul. 2006: “The chief’s son has to collect firewood when destiny destroys him.” – Moru (Sudan) Proverb
• Jun. 2006: “Suffering is prior to attaining success or perfection.” – Chagga (Tanzania) Proverb
• May 2006: “A debt is not a loss once one knows the debtor.” – Tembo (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
• Apr. 2006: “Until the lion has his or her own storyteller, the hunter will always have the best part of the story.” – Ewe-mina (Benin, Ghana, and Togo) Proverb
• Mar. 2006: “A warthog eating its fill does not delight a pig.” – Sena (Mozambique) Proverb
• Feb. 2006: “Une pierre de chez soi vaut dix de l’oued” – Southern Tashelhayt Berber (Algeria, Morocco) Proverb
• Jan. 2006: “The (word) of a friend makes you cry; the (word) of an enemy makes you laugh.” – Tuareg (Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger) Proverb