Diambi Kabatusuila

Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata is the traditional queen of the Bakwa Luntu tribe in the historic Kingdom of Luba.[1]

Name

Her name means "the bearer of good news".[2] She Holds the title of Mukalenga Mukaji wa Nkashama wa Bakwa Luntu wa Baluba wa Kasaï wa Congo that means Woman King of the Order of the Leopard of the Bakwa Luntu People who are from the Luba group of Kasaï in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Early life

She was born in Belgium to a Belgian mother and Congolese father who was a diplomat in Belgium at that time. She grew up in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Education

She graduated from the City University of New York.She holds her Masters in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling from Lynn University,Florida,USA. Doctorate in Public Administration from Adam Smith University of America

Activism

She is an environmental activist.[3][4] She attended Davos in 2019.[5]

In October 2021, she visited the University of Exeter and spoke on plastic pollution.[6] In November 2021, she addressed the Oxford Union.[7]

References
  1. "HRH Queen Diambi – The Oxford Union – the world's foremost debating society". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  2. HRH Queen Diambi of The Democratic Republic of Congo | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union, retrieved 2021-12-14
  3. "Meet Queen Diambi, ruler of the Bakwa Luntu people of DRC who is leading war against plastic". Face2Face Africa. 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  4. Conversation with a queen – Dr. Eric Griggs and Queen Diambi Kabatusuila, retrieved 2021-12-14
  5. "Cannabis comes to Davos, sharing spotlight with global elites - BNN Bloomberg". BNN. 2019-01-27. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  6. "African ruler meets plastic free ocean leaders in Exeter". BBC News. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
  7. "Queen visits Oxford to speak to students". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
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