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Nkuwu: vilua wa ntotila

A king receives visitors who arrive with words of friendship, promises of exchange and claims of mutual benefit. Nzinga a Nkuwu understands hospitality as a serious political obligation: a guest is protected, and in return accepts the responsibilities of trust. Across the court of Kongo, people read the visitors differently. Some see possibilities for knowledge and exchange; others detect intentions that do not fit the language of friendship.

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A king receives visitors who arrive with words of friendship, promises of exchange and claims of mutual benefit. Nzinga a Nkuwu understands hospitality as a serious political obligation: a guest is protected, and in return accepts the responsibilities of trust. Across the court of Kongo, people read the visitors differently. Some see possibilities for knowledge and exchange; others detect intentions that do not fit the language of friendship.

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Kibavuidi Nsiangani

Researcher and Head of Department for Mandombe, Epistemology, Neurosciences, Innovation and Decolonization at CENA–Université Simon Kimbangu. Research themes include African epistemologies, Mandombe, cognition, research methodologies and decolonization.

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