"If there is no enemy within, the enemy o..." - Ghanaian Proverb

“If there is no enemy within, the enemy outside can do us no harm.”

- Ghanaianunity

Meaning

Internal unity and resolve make a community invulnerable to external threats.

Ashanti military history shows that internal dissent was the greatest threat to the confederation. Unity was its ultimate strength.

Origin

Ghanaian

Language

Twi

“Unity is strength, division is weakness.”

Swahili

“Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.”

Kenyan

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