- African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories
May 26, 2010
Throughout the centuries ideas about women have been expressed in proverbs, the world’s smallest literary genre. Mineke Schipper, professor of intercultural literary studies, Leiden University in […]
May 1, 2010
Football (Soccer) World Cup kicks off on June 11. A new Discussion Topic on African Proverbs on Sports Favorites has been created on the African Proverbs, […]
April 30, 2010
African Proverb of The MonthMay 2010 Ntondo ikatondolaga. (Sukuma)Kesho hufanya ijulikane mambo yake. (Swahili)Demain se fait connaître demain. (French)Tomorrow makes known to us what tomorrow will […]
April 25, 2010
African Proverbs in Malaria Education Worldwide we celebrate World Malaria Day on Sunday, 25 April, 2010. The Kenyan government (Ministry of Health) is holding its national […]
April 2, 2010
Our new Proverb of The Month poll has been posted. To cast your vote go to http://www.afriprov.org. You’ll find the poll on the right most column. […]
April 1, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthApril 2010 Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugenderero, n’efuuka kabasa. (Soga)Ensanafu eyawukana ku mugendo, y’efuuka kaasa. (Ganda)Siafu mwekundu aachae njia (nyayo) yake hugeuka siafu […]
March 6, 2010
Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya. I hope many of you have become Fans of the “Facebook Page” on our afriprov.org website. The growth is remarkable. We now […]
February 28, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthMarch 2010 Amagezi muro bagwisha nzweri. (Hema)Hekima ni moto hupatikana kwa jirani. (Swahili) La sagesse est semblable au feu. On l’obtient chez […]
January 31, 2010
African Proverb of the MonthFebruary 2010 Totiana maseta, gwatiana masetoka. (Gusii)Usijisifu kuwa mutendaji wa jambo kabla, lakini jisifu baada ya kutenda. (Swahili)Ne te glorifie pas d’être […]