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A reminder of today's wise words:
Quote MessageThe child that says its mother should not get some sleep will not sleep either."
A Gonja proverb sent by Iddrisu Haruna in Konongo, Ghana
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And we leave you with this picture of two women dressed in traditional Ugandan wear (busuti) captured sharing a laugh which was posted by Sarah Waiswa, external and picked up on the Everyday Africa Instagram account:
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