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Habi Buganza Mulinda, « Aux origines du royaume de Ngoyo », Civilisations, ID : 10.4000/civilisations.1702
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The kingdom of Ngoyo emerged towards the end of the 16th century, a century after the arrival of the Portuguese on the banks of the river Zaire. The formation of the kingdom was made possible by the centralisation of power, authority being in the hands of the king helped by representatives from certain social categories.The other factor involved in the forming of the kingdom was the European presence on the Atlantic coast. This presence helped the creation of the port of Cabinda and the development of commerce between the coast and the interior regions far from the coast. This commerce needed a considerable amount of manpower for the transport of salt and European goods which were exchanged for ivory and copper. Gradually these products became in short supply and it was necessary to seek both manpower and ivory further and further away. From this time, the fate of the kingdom of Ngoyo was linked to the growth and decline of the transatlantic slave trade.