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EPISODE · Nov 27, 2025 · 4 MIN

The Friendship That Became a Trap

from The State of Africa · host Bolu Mayode

The Kingdom of Kongo and the Arrival of the Portuguese (1483). Sometimes the greatest danger doesn’t come from an enemy. It comes from the friend you trust too much.The Kingdom of Kongo didn’t fall by conquest. It fell by relationship.https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_https://youtube.com/@boluban

The Kingdom of Kongo and the Arrival of the Portuguese (1483). Sometimes the greatest danger doesn’t come from an enemy. It comes from the friend you trust too much.The Kingdom of Kongo didn’t fall by conquest. It fell by relationship.https://www.tiktok.com/@boluban_https://youtube.com/@boluban

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