2007 African Proverb of the Month
- Dec. 2007: “It is not the cook’s fault when the cassava turns out to be hard and tasteless.” – Ewe-mina (Benin, Ghana, and Togo) Proverb
- Nov. 2007: “The lead cow (the one in front) gets whipped the most.” – Zulu (South Africa, Swaziland) Proverb
- Oct. 2007: “Only a wise person can solve a difficult problem.” – Akan (Ghana) Proverb
- Sep. 2007: “Where there’s a will there’s a way.” – Swahili (Eastern and Central Africa) Proverb
- Aug. 2007: “A child or youth who does not listen to an elder’s advice gets his or her leg broken.” – Nyanja (Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia) Proverb
- Jul. 2007: “The camel does not see the bend in its neck.” – Arabic (Libya) Proverb
- Jun. 2007: “The thing that will hurt you will always keep on coming back even if you try to avoid it.” – Shubi (Tanzania) Proverb
- May 2007: “Beer that will spoil ferments unequally.” – Luyia (Kenya) Proverb
- Apr. 2007: “If you provoke a rattlesnake, you must be prepared to be bitten by it .” – Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb
- Mar. 2007: “The one who fetches the water is the one who is likely to break the pot.” – Ga (Ghana) Proverb
- Feb. 2007: “Love is blind.” – Mende (Sierra Leone) Proverb
- Jan. 2007: “Two ants do not fail to pull one grasshopper.” – Haya (Tanzania) Proverb