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Did you know?

1. No African country names begin with the letters F, H, I, J, O, P, Q, V, W, X, or Y.

2. Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent.

3. The Republic of the Congo is one of the most urbanized countries in Africa.

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Appreciate Africa through African art, food, proverb sayings, folklore, biographies, spirituality and African living history.

Love is beautiful in every language African Proverbs

Love is beautiful in every language African Proverbs Collection of African proverbs about love, Love is beautiful in every language.

Love is beautiful in every language African Proverbs


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Wisdom of love African proverbs gathered by the ancestors.


Ancient African Proverbs About Love

One who loves should not hate - African Proverb
 
Let your love be like the misty rains, coming softly, but flooding the river - Malagasy Proverb
 
When troubles befall a person, then he finds out those who love them - African Proverb
 
Children are the reward of life. - African Proverb
 
If you are ugly you must either learn to dance or make love. - African Proverb
 
The gazelle gives birth to its kind. - The Democratic Republic of Congo African Proverb
 
You don’t pursue two partridge at the same time. - The Democratic Republic of Congo African Proverb
 
Water enters your bottle when it loves you. - Liberian African Proverb
 
A leopard of authority never fights by strength - Liberian African Proverb
 
Wedding celebration in The Democratic Republic of Congo

The education and reading of African proverbs about love is not a mission for missionaries and teachers alone. It is equally for all who love wisdom learned from Proverbs of Africa. Proverbs from Africa are for all who are interested in the wisdom of their family tree and who can do with further lessons in the use of African proverbs. These proverbs are just a speck of the wealth of knowledge and wisdom of the people of Africa.


 
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    Africa is surrounded by water but is not an island, here are a few African Island facts.

    Madagascar is the 4th large island in the world and is located in the Indian Ocean supporting a unique biology, about 90% of its plants and animals are found nowhere else on earth.

    Composed of 155 islands, Seychelles is Africa's smallest country. By far the largest island is Mahe, home to about 90% of the population and the site of its capital city of Victoria.

    Cabo Verde has a strategic location 310 miles or 500 km from the west coast of Africa near major north-south sea routes; important communications station; important sea and air refueling site.

    Africa is surrounded by water but by definition Africa is not an island because Africa is a continent. Continents can not be considered islands because of their size and also by historic definition since many people who study geography define islands and continents as two different things.

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