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He who throws a stone in the market may hit his relative.

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Word of the Day: “He who throws a stone in the market may hit his relative.” – see explanation (38 seconds) https://youtu.be/aX4pG_OUH_M?si=LByAuNtcp67EEm8j – African Proverb.

Today in history in 1981, “Samuel Eto’o Fils was born in Douala, Cameroon.
A Cameroonian football player considered one of the best strikers in football history. Beginning his professional career at age 16 with Real Madrid, he won the CAF Award for best African player in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2010. He was the all-time leading scorer in the African Cup of Nations, with 18 goals in six Cup appearances, and remains Cameroon’s all-time leading scorer. He played four World Cups, and led Cameroon’s national team to a Gold Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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If you blind yourself…

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Word of the Day: “If you blind yourself so as not to see your enemy, there will be no eye to see your friend.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/C1u5b1dqjp8?si=Sj9PqXwDcySosuJ2 – Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 2018, “Oba Ewuare II, leader of the Edo people of Nigeria, issues a curse on human traffickers as well as traditional officials who assist human trafficking in his kingdom, swearing, “Our gods will destroy you.” Because the Edo people believe in the Oba’s supernatural powers, human rights and anti-slavery groups applaud the Oba’s intervention.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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The value of a Cowrie shell…

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Word of the Day: “Whoever is patient with a cowrie shell will one day have thousands of them.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/yWhIxwjluMA?si=a6-ntPI6cBEZYxsA – Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 2021, “Nigeria’s Don Jazzy is listed by international financial magazine Forbes as the wealthiest member of Africa’s entertainment industry. Recording and producing steadily since 2004, he has amassed a reported worth of US$65 million.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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Water flows on without waiting

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Word of the Day: “The water of the river flows on without waiting for the thirsty man.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/-2CK3ykI5zc?feature=share. Kenyan Proverb.

Today in history in 2017, “The Kenya Space Agency is established, replacing the Kenya Space Secretariat from the 1960s. Kenya is launching a series of orbital satellites.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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There’s no smoke without fire

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Word of the Day: “There’s no smoke without fire.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/GP6ahYxbJzs?si=d3qps-n69dkhvw4K. Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 2013, “Forbes names Nigerian business magnate Aliko Dangote “Africa’s Most Powerful Man” for the first of six consecutive years. Forbes will name him to this position again in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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The tears of the orphan run inside

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Word of the Day: “The tears of the orphan run inside.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/PMUG26PI-1A?si=ucH7v23BvpgiFTjq. Cameroonian Proverb.

Today in history in 1972, “The eighth African Cup of Nations is held in Cameroon, the first time the country has hosted Africa’s supreme football championship. The Republic of Congo wins its first title.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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Sugarcane is always sweetest at the joint.

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Word of the Day: “Sugarcane is always sweetest at the joint.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/XuDj2a2n3Ko?si=LIJsoUwfYFa_jD2H. South African Proverb.

Today in history in 1932, “Miriam Makeba, South African singer and anti-apartheid activist was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was Africa’s first international entertainment star. Exiled from South Africa after her 1963 speech at the U.N. denouncing apartheid, she was embraced by the world as a Pan-African icon known as “Mama Africa.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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A donkey’s gratitude is a kick…

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Word of the Day: “A donkey always says thank you with a kick.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/0vx3A5-kb8k?si=An_hf9Hd148fodyE. Kenyan Proverb.

Today in history in 1992, “The Kenyan mothers of political prisoners who have been subject to arbitrary arrest and police torture by the Daniel arap Moi regime stage a protest at Uhuru Park, Nairobi, for the release of their sons and daughters. The demonstration is broken up by police, but one year from today Moi’s government will make the gesture of releasing 51 prisoners of the thousands who have disappeared.”

Also in 2014, “Lupita Nyong’o becomes the first Kenyan and the first black African to win an Academy Award (Oscar). She is named Best Supporting Actress, for her work in the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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The leopard and the goat

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Word of the Day: “The leopard’s eye is on the goat, and the eye of the goat is on the leaf.” – Ethiopian Proverb.

Today in history in 1896, “The army of Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II wins a major victory at the Battle of Adwa, the decisive battle of the first Italo-Ethiopian War. With the invading army of Italy destroyed, this concludes Italy’s ambition to colonise East Africa. Adwa becomes a Pan-Africanism symbol of defiance against European colonialism.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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My mother is the best baby carrier

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Word of the Day: “‘my mother is indeed the best baby carrier’ says the baby.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/2f_QaIS0F7I?feature=share. Ugandan Proverb.

Today in history in 1931, “Economists are tabulating the cost on East Africa of the Great Depression, which has caused price drops, company failures and unemployment worldwide. In 1930, Uganda’s exports fell to £2.1 million, from £4.3 million in 1929. The price of maize is down one-third from 1928; sisal’s price is down one-quarter, and the price of hides is down one-fifth; beans are down by 50%.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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The fish to trust

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Word of the Day: “One can only believe the fish that says the eye of the crocodile is rotten.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/GLfvf8ORVOA?feature=share. Burkina Faso Proverb.

Today in history in 1998, “Burkina Faso hosts its first Africa Cup of Nations, the 21st edition of Africa’s top football tournament. Egypt wins in the final against South Africa. Top Scorers, with seven goals each, are Egypt’s Hossam Hassan and South Africa’s Benni McCarthy, with McCarthy named Player of the Match.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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A crocodile’s strength is in the water

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Word of the Day: “A crocodile’s strength is in the water.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/5BBZpcQYBcw?feature=share. South African Proverb.

Today in history in 1990, “16 days after the end of his 27-year imprisonment for opposing apartheid, South African liberation leader Nelson Mandela meets officials of his political party, the African National Congress, in Lusaka, Zambia. The ANC moved its headquarters to Lusaka after the party was banned by South Africa’s apartheid government.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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A friend…

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Word of the Day: “A friend who visits you when you are suffering is your best friend.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/R7iAtZHCDbI?feature=share. Sudanese Proverb

Today in history in 2003, “The War in Darfur begins when two rebel groups launch an insurrection against the Government of Sudan, which they blame for the suppression of non-Arab people in the Darfur region. After 11 years of warfare, the conflict will end with hundreds of thousands of civilians dead and Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir indicted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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The ruin of a nation

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Word of the Day: “The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/R9piPao-YnA?feature=share. Ghanaian Proverb

Today in history in 1966, “Ghana’s Independence hero and first president, Kwame Nkrumah, is ousted in a coup d’état by the Ghana army joined by police. The National Liberation Council will lead the military government with backing from the West, which disliked Nkrumah’s administration because of its pro-Communist foreign policy. The Council will transition to civilian rule in 1969.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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Even half-blind men hope to see again

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Word of the Day: “Even half-blind men hope to see again.” – see explanation https://youtube.com/shorts/0loLFu5bgzI?feature=share. East African Proverb

Today in history in BC 10,000, “Clearly showing where he originated in East Africa before migrating to be among the first people to live on the British Isles, the Cheddar Man (as his kind are named in the 21st century when his remains will be DNA tested to reconstruct his appearance), is a blue-eyed, dark-skinned, dark-haired person roaming today what will become the U.K.”- Reference: Africa Today Yesterday

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A chattering bird

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Word of the Day: “A Chattering Bird Builds No Nest.” – African Proverb

Today in history in 2003, “U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan meets with prominent African heads of state at the Hotel Meurice in Paris. Discussion centres on the civil war in Liberia and other pressing issues.” – Source: Africa Today Yesterday

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Living Together

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Word of the Day: “If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.” – Congolese Proverb

Today in history in 2006, “The Democratic Republic of Congo adopts a new flag, which resembles the country’s flag before dictator Mobutu Sese Seko changed the country’s name to Zaire from 1971 to 1997.” – Source: Africa Today Yesterday

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The fool’s search

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Word of the Day: “Anuwanum•n• yi m• dan, úo k•do m‘

Translation: The fool searches for the snake in the hole from which mud was taken to build a house.” – Fon Proverb

Today in history in 1903, “The opening of the groundbreaking New York musical on Broadway In Dahomey, a satire on the “back to Africa” movement set in a fictionalised kingdom named after an actual West Africa country. The first Broadway show created by African-Americans, the comedy duo Bert Williams and George Walker, the ragtime musical will be a smash hit, running two months in New York and touring four years in the U.S. and U.K.” – Source: Africa Today Yesterday

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