Did lobengula sell the country

Lobengula, the king of the Ndebele people in what is now Zimbabwe, did not sell the country in the conventional sense. However, he did sign treaties with British colonial interests, including the Rudd Concession in 1888, which granted mining rights to Cecil Rhodes and his British South Africa Company. These agreements were often made under duress or misunderstanding, leading to significant loss of land and sovereignty for the Ndebele people. Ultimately, this paved the way for colonial exploitation and the establishment of British control over the region.