Kacaa maŋ meŋ baŋ fitinoo buka a baŋ.

“What dialog does not solve, conflict cannot solve it.”

-Mandinka proverb

Manasa ny be kibo, ka ny vary no lany; mananatra ny adala, ka ny vava no vizana.
“Invite a glutton and he will eat all your rice; correct a fool and wear out your mouth.”
-Malagasy proverb

“Afrikan Culture had functioned as a total ideology, a total way of life. An ideology is prescriptive. It tells you what to do. It tells you who you are. It gives you a sense of meaning, why you are here, why you have been born. Ideology tells you what role you have to play in the lives of your group. Importantly, it tells you who your group is;…

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Ku wacc sa and, and boo dem fekk boroom toog ca.

“Whoever abandons his incense pot will find that everywhere he goes the incense pots are already occupied by others.”

-Wolof proverb

Explanation: One who abandons their own traditions may struggle to find a place of belonging in others.