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If the shade does not reach the goat, the goat will seek shade.

If the shade does not reach the goat, the goat will seek shade. Burkinababe Proverb.

Today in history in 1957, “Maurice Yaméogo, future first president of Upper Volta (Burkina Faso), uses direct campaigning at village marketplaces and meeting halls to pull off a victory over other political parties. His party wins all six seats in the legislative elections. He will soon begin a purge of political rivals, gaining further control of parliament, and with his party in control he will ban other political parties. Historians describe his rise to power as ending with a dictatorship for Upper Volta even before national independence in 1960.” – Reference: Africa Today Yesterday.

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The leopard and the goat

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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