2022 African Proverb of the Month
- December 2022 African Proverb of the Month
Blood is thicker than water .
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb - November 2022 African Proverb of the Month
Walk on a fresh tree, a dry one will break.
Bena (Tanzania) Proverb - October 2022 African Proverb of the Month
One hand does not raise a child.
Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb - September 2022 African Proverb of the Month
A baby hawk does not eat vegetables.
Suba (Kenya and Tanzania) Proverb - August 2022 African Proverb of the Month
Many pieces of firewood light the whole night.
Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb - July 2022 African Proverb of the Month
If you want to walk fast, walk alone. If you want to walk far, walk together.
Agaw (Eritrea and Ethiopia) Proverb and Burkina Faso Proverb - June, 2022 African Proverb of the Month
A friend is someone you share the path with.
Dinka (South Sudan) Proverb - May, 2022 African Proverb of the Month
The day is never cursed before it finally comes to an end.
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb - April 2022 African Riddle/Story of the Month
“I have a riddle.” “Let it come.” A person went to the coast naked and came back/returned fully clothed?… groundnut/peanut.
Sukuma (Tanzania) Riddle/Story - March 2022 African Proverb of the Month
The green snake said, “Watching a person is better than biting.”
Fon (Benin, Nigeria, Togo) Proverb - February, 2022 African Proverb of the Month
The one who leads (usually in a herd of cattle) drinks clean and clear water.
Sukuma (Tanzania) Proverb - January, 2022 African Proverb of the Month
People realize that a cow gave us much milk only after it dies.
Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb