Ngbandi people

The Ngbandi are an ethnic group from the region of the upper Ubangi River; they inhabit the northern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and southern Central African Republic. They traditionally speak the Ngbandi language, which is part of the Ubangian language family. Historically the Ngbandi were subsistence farmers, and many still grow maize, manioc, and other food crops. Until recently, some of their subsistence depended on traditional hunting and gathering.

Ngbandi
Ngbandi girls, central Africa, 1905
Total population
122,000
Regions with significant populations
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic
Languages
Ngbandi
Religion
Christianity

They were once known as warriors, and some of the most prized African knives and lances were made by their craftsmen. This culture and others of Sudan had close connections, as expressed by shared usage of a musical instrument, a kind of harp, whose form is distinctive to this area.[1]

Mobutu Sese Seko, the president and de facto dictator of Zaire, came from the Ngbandi ethnic group and was born in Lisala, DRC.

References
  1. "Ngbandi". Encyclopædia Britannica.

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