One province in this region came under European control following the death of King Msiri of the Yeke kingdom at the hands of the Stairs Expedition. For 10 points each:
[10m] The Anziku Kingdom opposed colonisation of this region along with polities such as the Luba and Lunda Kingdoms.
ANSWER: Congo [also accept Katanga]
[10e] Msiri rose to power through his control of this trade. Along with the copper and ivory trades, this trade was a major export from the Congo Basin and supplied forced labour for export and exploitation.
ANSWER: slave trade [accept word forms]
[10h] This other East African ivory and slave trader made his fortune supplying slaves to clove plantations in Zanzibar. This man joined the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition upon the promise of being named Governor of Stanley Falls.
ANSWER: Tippu Tip [or Tippu Tib; also accept Ḥamad ibn Muḥammad al Murjabī (accept either underlined portion)]