Word of the Day: “To love someone who does not love you is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall..” – Democratic Republic of Congo Proverb.

Today in history in 1961, “Patrice Lumumba, independence leader and first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is assassinated after only 10 months in office; executed by a firing squad of Belgian and Congolese officers who were behind his ouster. The killing sparks international outrage, and brings some unification to DRC by creating the country’s first national martyr.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/17-jan

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Word of the Day: “Give me a push from my back” does not mean give me a hunchback.” – Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 1966, “Nigeria’s first coup d’état ends the First Nigerian Republic. The military responds to a period of civil unrest with the bloody takeover of government. Among those killed is Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/15-jan

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Word of the Day: “Onye m ga-egbuli m ga rio chineke ka o nyere m aka?
Translation: Regarding the person that I can defeat easily, do I still need to beg God for assistance?.” –Nigerian Proverb.

Today in history in 1931, “Flora Nwapa, Nigerian author and publisher, is born in Oguta, Nigeria. “The mother of modern African literature” was the first African woman to have a novel published in English in Britain. She established a publishing house in Nigeria in 1970 that promoted women authors.” – Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/13-jan

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Word of the Day: “Know thyself deathless and able to know all things, all arts, sciences, the way of every life. Become higher than the highest height and lower than the lowest depth. Amass in thyself all senses of animals, fire, water, dryness and moistness. Think of thyself in all places at the same time, earth, sea, sky, not yet born, in the womb, young, old, dead, and in the after death state.” – Muata Ashby, Ancient Egyptian Proverbs.

Today in history in BC 3000
“like every day, the clay ovens are being worked to bake bread to feed ancient Egyptians – with the process preserved in wall paintings”. https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/12-jan

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Word of the Day: “No one can pass twice between the thighs of an elephant.” – Kenyan Proverb.

Today in history in 1977,
“Kenyan writer and intellectual Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is arrested on orders of Vice President Daniel Arap Moi, and imprisoned for one year for his political play I Will Marry When I Want.”
Source: https://www.africatodayyesterday.org/days/31-dec

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