The Ndongo Kingdom suffers a fate similar to that of Kongo.

Before the Dutch capture Luanda in 1641, the Portuguese had attempted to control Ndongo by supporting a pliant king, and during the Dutch occupation, Ndongo had remained loyal to Portugal , but after the retaking of Luanda in 1648, the ngola judges that the Portuguese have not sufficientiy rewarded the kingdom for its allegiance.

Consequentiy, he reasserts Ndongo independence, an act that angers the colonists.

In 1671 Ndongo intransigence prompts a Portuguese attack and siege on the capital of Pungu-a-Ndondong (present-day Pungo Andongo).

The attackers kill the ngola, enslave many of his followers, and build a fort on the site of the capital.

Thus, the Ndongo Kingdom, which has enjoyed only semi-independent status, now surrenders entirely to Portugal.