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African proverbs are idiomatic expressions relevant to the situations and happenings discovered on the african shores. These proverbs are not just given or made base on literal work but strictly on the happenings envisaged within the vicinity of the happenings. 

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* “Kola nuts last longer in the mouths of those who value them” - Sent by Bonti Benjamin, in Ghana, and Okeke James in Nigeria
* “Rain does not fall on one roof alone” - Sent by Peyechu Delphine Shiyghan, Bamenda, Cameroon
* “The fall of a dead leaf is a warning to the green ones” - Sent by Alex Wewele, Delta State, Nigeria
* “The dead man does not know the value of his coffin” - Sent by Francis Kabika, Senanga, Zambia

* “The chicken does not forget the person who plucked its tail feathers during the rainy season” - An Igbo proverb sent by Nnabuife N Orji, Festac, Nigeria