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 ...

Unfortunately, none of the essays attempt to address the kingdom’s military policies or institutions. A very good work, The Kongo Kingdom is primarily for the specialist in African history.

Striking connections between the art and culture of the Kongo Kingdom of western Central Africa and African-American art and culture will be explored in "Kongo Across the Waters," an exhibit that ...

The following is a brief timeline of the troubled country: Late 1300s-- Establishment of Kongo Kingdom along Congo River. 1480s-- First contact with Europeans with arrival of Portuguese explorer ...

Modern scholarship makes a fine thing of the records (sixteentheighteenth century) of Portuguese missionaries, traders, and slavers. Illustrations for this issue are from The Last Works of Henri ...

former capital of Kongo kingdom, is ready to host, on January 8, 2007, the main celebrations of National Culture Day. This was said Tuesday in M'banza-Kongo by the head of the provincial ...