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  • 2016 African Proverb of the Month

2016 African Proverb of the Month

  • December, 2016 No, the bull will never bellow when it sleeps; neither will the cockerel ever crow without clapping its wings. Gusii (Kenya) Proverb
  • November, 2016 A greedy man always has his eye on his wife’s pot. Kele (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
  • October, 2016 A dog cannot bark and bite at the same time. Chiga (Rwanda and Uganda) Proverb
  • September, 2016 A child eats at his/her parents even if he/she has poured out the flour. Nyanga (Northern Kivu Province Walikale Territory, DRC) Proverb
  • August 2016 No person is an island. Turkana (Kenya) Proverb
  • July 2016 The stranger is a white chicken. Nyaturu (Tanzania) Proverb
  • June 2016 The person who sees the in-laws to be bad is not the engaged woman. Tembo (DRC) Proverb
  • May 2016 Your friend’s mother is your mother too. Digo (Mijikenda) Kenya Proverb
  • April 2016 A funeral offers the opportunity for reconciliation. Nyala (Kenya) Proverb
  • March 2016 A drummer and a singer are the beneficiary not the listener. Holoholo (DRCongo, Tanzania) Proverb
  • February 2016 Members of the same family are open to each other and can discuss anything. Samburu (Kenya) Proverb
  • January 2016 Marriage is a school. Tetela (Democratic Republic of Congo) Proverb
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