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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Mar 5

    Today’s African #proverb: The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth. Sent by Thomas Ayeni, from Calgary, Canada. How do you interpret this proverb?http://bbc.in/2FSQqcJ 

    11:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018
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    • Chris Sinsabaugh Adaeze Ihebom Nzeka Ream Badawi L1878 YHAKOL Chancya Solomon Turyam ደስታ
    21 replies 169 retweets 211 likes
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      2. Ndapandula‏ @Mkwanaidi Mar 5
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        One word: Killmonger.

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
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      1. Tendai‏ @Elizabe37732057 Mar 5
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        When someone does not get the kind of affection he or she desires, that person goes to any extend to try and get that love and affection.

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      2. Indrani Kar‏ @Indrani_Kar Mar 19
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Which country or culture does this actually come from?

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. Anand Mahadevan‏ @the_write_anand May 27
        Replying to @Indrani_Kar @BBCAfrica

        I would also like to know the origin of this proverb in terms of language and culture of origin beyond Africa. Can someone help?

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      1. LySaundra Janeé‏ @LySaundraJanee Apr 26
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @DrCEdmondson

        A word.pic.twitter.com/VNEYc76CTv

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      1. LaTonya Pinkard (Ms. P)‏ @LaTonyaCLC Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Hmmm, I interpret as : oh, you’re going to pretend you don’t see me and I don’t matter..... well I guess you feel me now. Deal with it😡😔💔. Most violent behavior comes from pain.

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      1. Samuel Getachew‏ @GetachewSS Mar 5
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Feels like a true description of the current American president.

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      1. Grownish Gambino‏ @DearBlkGrlBlog Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Killmonger in Black Panther. He wasn’t accepted into Wakanda and spent his entire youth training to go there just to kill T’Challa and change Wakanda’s history as they knew it.

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      1. GEOFFREY CHERUIYOT‏ @KimelyGeoffrey Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Indecision is like a stepchild if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water. - African Proverb

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      1. Sissy kim‏ @KimSmithlwk Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A child will get negative attention, rather than no attention

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      1. Popa Sorin‏ @rhossin1 Nov 17
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Its what all killmongers did from alexander attila napoleon hitler did

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      1. Stephen Adewuyi A‏ @stewuyi Mar 10
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        true

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      1. leroy ndyaba‏ @leroy_ndyaba Mar 9
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The the _, 4-lo to Zwolle X's, do not to. U, but r., , and Gu. o com. G., , and, as.

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      1. Leslie SayimaDreamer‏ @earthspeakorg Mar 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Maybe it deserves to get burned down #SteveSchaeffer @ICEgov #childtraffickingpic.twitter.com/kcvg9nJqD5

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      1. Ayanda_Sithole 🇿🇼‏ @ayasithole001 Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That sounds rather dark

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      1. Ojima Salifu-Appiah‏ @ojima_appiah Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Wakanda straight up

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      1. Kudzi Mashingaidze‏ @MashingaMunya Mar 6
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        H

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      1. Zakari abarshi‏ @Z05s5k Mar 5
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        That means anyone who doesn't knows how much and long will takes you to have or build a house for your self would not mind to see that house being banished

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