November 16, 2009

Electronic Books Page Redesigned

The electronic books (E-Books) page has been redesigned. Please visit http://afriprov.org/index.php/resources/e-books.html to read online or download for future reading. The current featured books, in pdf format,  […]
November 4, 2009

Report of the Meeting of the African Proverbs Working Group, Nairobi, Kenya, 24 October 2009

Report of the Meeting of the African Proverbs Working Group, Nairobi, Kenya, 24 October 2009 KUCC, Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya Minutes by: Francis Njuguna Present Cephas […]
November 1, 2009

Nov. 2009: “You would not entrust an old cooking pot to the care of a friend or associate.” – Ganda (Uganda) Proverb

African Proverb of The MonthNovember 2009 Ssentamu nkadde, togiteresa munno. (Ganda) Hutoacha chungu chako kizee kitunzwe na rafiki yako. (Swahili) On ne laisse pas sa vieille […]
October 1, 2009

Oct. 2009: “A fish is the last to acknowledge the existence of water.” (Ewe) Proverb

African Proverb of the MonthOctober 2009 Akpa le tome gake menya tsi fe vevie nyenyeo. (Ewe)A fish is in water but does not know the importance […]
September 29, 2009

Poll on “Peacebuilding”

A new poll featuring five “African Proverbs of the Month” on “Peacebuilding” has been posted at http://www.afriprov.org.  The proverbs are linked to their respective write-ups. Happy […]
September 27, 2009

African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories on Facebook and Twitter

African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories on Facebook and Twitter We are pleased to announce that African Proverbs, Sayings and Stories (http://www.afriprov.org) is now on Facebook and […]
September 6, 2009

Announcement of a New Book: Ostriches, Dung Beetles and Other Spiritual Masters

Announcement of a New Book   Ostriches, Dung Beetles and Other Spiritual Masters A Book of Wisdom from the Wildby Janice McLaughlin, M.M.Orbis Books (Maryknoll, New […]
September 2, 2009

Albums: Photographs of real life, photographs of paintings and illustrations and drawings.

“Albums” is a new feature under “Resources” that includes: photographs of real life, photographs of paintings and illustrations and drawings.
September 1, 2009

Sep 2009: “The one who milks the cow is not the same person as the one who removes (plucks out) ticks from a cow.” – Gikuyu (Kenya) Proverb

African Proverb for the MonthSeptember 2009 Mukami tiwe muruti nguha. (Gikuyu)Aanayekama no tofauti sana na anayetoa (ng’ombe) kupe/mbung’o. (Swahili)The one who milks the cow is not […]