Diambi Kabatusuila Explained

Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata is the traditional queen of the Bakwa Luntu tribe of Central Kasaï in the historic Kingdom of Luba.[1] Her name means "the bearer of good news". 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."[2]

Background

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 College of Staten Island as the valedictorian in 1992.[3]

Activism

She is an environmental activist.[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]

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HRH Queen Diambi – The Oxford Union – the world's foremost debating society. 2021-12-14. en-GB.
  2. Web site: 2023-04-09 . About :: queendiambi.org . 2023-05-08 . www.queendiambi.org . da.
  3. Web site: Conversation with Her Majesty Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata . 2023-05-08 . The City University of New York . en.
  4. Web site: 2021-10-26. Meet Queen Diambi, ruler of the Bakwa Luntu people of DRC who is leading war against plastic. 2021-12-14. Face2Face Africa. en.
  5. Web site: 2019-01-27. Cannabis comes to Davos, sharing spotlight with global elites - BNN Bloomberg. 2021-12-14. BNN.
  6. News: 2021-10-25. African ruler meets plastic free ocean leaders in Exeter. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-12-14.
  7. Web site: Queen visits Oxford to speak to students. 2021-12-14. Oxford Mail. en.
  8. Web site: 2023-02-15 . The Story Behind the Netflix Series African Queens: Njinga . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230411050139/https://time.com/6256012/african-queens-njinga-true-story/ . 2023-04-11 . 2023-04-15 . Time . en.

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