The African continent is known for its rich oral traditions. Proverbs are the most widely and commonly used in this tradition of oral arts. The use of proverbs permeates the entire African society – ...

I regret that the wonderful African proverb "It takes a village to raise a child" has been politicized by its appropriation as the title of a book that Hillary Clinton wrote a decade ago. In some ...

In the rich tapestry of African proverbs, one stands out for its profound simplicity and deep wisdom: "Patience can cook a stone." This saying, rooted in centuries of oral tradition, encapsulates a ...

The majority of works about African proverbs often deal with data collection, transcription and translation-interpretation. The main objective is to apprehend Man as a whole and explore the ...

"The proverb is the horse of words. When the truth is missing we use a proverb to find it" - so goes a Yoruba proverb sent to BBC Africa this year by Kola Odofin, from Zaria, Nigeria. This is a small ...

As the new Global Goals start to sink in, it is exciting to appreciate how they are linked to some wisdom that has been passed on for many generations through African proverbs. Here is a sneak peak in ...

No wisdom beats the wisdom that’s been passed down through the generations. For isn’t that, essentially, what a proverb is? CNN’s Inside Africa wants to know your favorite proverbs (if you can tell us ...

Goal 16: Peace and Justice – Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all ...

Love, which is almost impossible to define or explain, is the tissue of the thread that binds and weaves human interactions and mutual living. In the debate about which of the ancient four cardinal ...