By the early 15th century these communities had grown ... remember that the Manikongo (the king of the Kongo) agreed to open his kingdom to modern influences very early on. They say that they ...

Still, from the 15th through the 18th centuries, Europeans consistently recognized at least the elite of the Kingdom of Kongo as properly Christian. Unsurprisingly, the Kongolese conceived of some ...

Congolese photographer Sammy Baloji offers a deep dive into the history of the Kongo kingdom starting from the 15th century with his work Missa Luba. The Kingdom included portions of present-day ...

The 15th century also saw the rise of the Songhai ... the empire had lost virtually all its power. The Kingdom of Kongo ruled from c.1390 in what is now northern Angola. It was led by a powerful ...