October 2, 2011

Oct. 2011: “The woman finds an empty house, she doesn’t find riches.” – Luba-Kasai (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb

African Proverb of The MonthOctober, 2011 Mukaji utu wasangana nzubu, katu wasangana biuma.  (Luba-Kasai) Mwanamke hupata nyumba likiwa tupu, sio likiwa na utajiri. (Swahili)La femme trouve […]
July 2, 2011

Jul. 2011: “A woman is like the skin of kabundi (a very tiny wild animal) on which two men cannot sit. ” – Songye (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC) Proverb

African Proverb of The MonthJuly 2011 Mukashi nkasokie ka kabundi, takashalaa babidi. (Songye)Mke ni sawa na ngozi ya kabundi (aina ya mnyama wa porini aliye mdodgo […]
May 1, 2011

May 2011: “A village never lacks a beautiful young woman” – Lingala (Democratic Republic of Congo – DRC, Republic of the Congo, Angola, Central African Republic) Proverb

African Proverb of The MonthMay, 2011 Mboka ezangaka mwasi kitoko te. (Lingala)Kijiji hakikosi kamwe msichana mrembo. (Swahili)Il ne manque jamais une belle fille dans un village. […]