3 ways to challenge the single story you’ve heard about Africa

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    16. The child you sired hasn’t sired you. — Somali proverb
    17. A doctor who invoked a storm on his people cannot prevent his house from destruction. — Nigerian proverb
    18. An intelligent enemy is better than a stupid friend. — Senegalese proverb
    19. The young bird does not crow until it hears the old ones. — Tswana proverb
    20. If you carry the egg basket do not dance. — Ambede proverb
    21. The food which is prepared has no master. — Malagasy proverb
    22. The worlds of the elders do not lock all the doors; they leave the right door open. — Zambian proverb
    23. Even the best cooking pot will not produce food. — African proverb
    24. The child of a rat is a rat. — Malagasy proverb
    25. Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth. — Yoruba proverb
    26. He who is unable to dance says that the yard is stony. — Masai proverb
    27. You cannot name a child that is not born. — African proverb
    28. Do a good deed and throw it into the sea. — Egyptian proverb
    29. When the roots of a tree begin to decay, it spreads death to the branches. — Nigerian proverb
    30. Slander by the stream will be heard by the frogs. — Mozambican proverb

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