The slave trade had a greater destabilizing effects in Kongo than in any where else in Africa. The Gold Coast's kingdom of Asante was "heavily invested in the slave trade" (Strayer, 707). This means that the kingdom of Asante had a lot of slavery happening in the region. The British no longer bought slaves from the kingdom of Asante in the early nineteenth century. The great king of England bought ivory, gold, and slaves a long time ago. Now, he will not allow the ships to come, so as a result, people are only buying gold and ivory. The king said that if the white men would understand his country, "they would not say the slave trade was bad" (Strayer, 708). Therefore, the white men would better appreciate the fact that there is a slave trade that exists, and would acknowledge it in a gracious manner. Although they think the slave trade is bad now, they originally thought it was good. Men who come from Manding, Dagomba, and Killinga stop and trade slaves prior to going home.