Diambi Kabatusuila
Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata is the traditional queen of the Order of the Leopard of the in Central Kasaï once part of the historic Kingdom of Luba. She is also an activist and businesswoman. HM Queen Diambi Kabatusuila was crowned as the queen of the Bena Tshiyamba People of Bakwa Indu of Central Kasaï Region part of the ancient Luba Empire in the Democratic Republic of Congo on August 31st 2016. She has been enthroned by all the Bakwa Luntu Chiefs on July 15 2017 and now holds the title of Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata Mukalenga Mukaji Wa Nkashama Wa Bakwa Luntu (Queen of the Order of the Leopard of the Bakwa Luntu People). She was invested in Kinshasa by the Association of Congo Traditional and Customary Authorities ANATC on August 5th 2017. On March 3, 2019, the Queen was crowned in Salvador de Bahia, Queen Mother of the Bantu People of Brazil, the Historical African Diaspora, The Queen has been awarded with the title of Grande Mãe do Povo Bantu do Brasil and received the Tiradentes Medal from Parliament in Río de Janeiro, Brazil in March 2019.
Born in Belgium to a Belgium mother and Congolese father who was a diplomat. She grew up in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Queen has traveled and lived in many different countries. She speaks several languages. Queen Diambi holds a Doctorate of Public Administration and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Humanities, a Professorship in International Law and Order, a Master of Science in Applied Psychology and Mental Health Counseling. She has worked as an infants and children Mental Health Therapist as well as a Substance Addiction therapist in Florida. Queen Diambi has consecrated much time mastering issues relating to trauma and how it affects identity. She holds a degree as a Practitioner of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Queen Diambi was a certified Math and French Teacher, she taught French in an International Bacaloreate program in a Florida High School . Queen Diambi also hold a Bachelor Science in Business Finance and Economics. She has worked for several years as an Economic Consultant with the Observatoire Social Européen in Brussels, Belgium for the European Commission and other governmental agencies in the EU.
Queen Diambi is the Founder and Board Director of the Elikia Hope Foundation, New York, USA. The Queen is Vice President of FONKABE non-profit in Kinshasa, D.R. Congo. Queen Diambi is the Director of Public Relations of the PanAfrican Council of Traditional and Customary Authorities, Cotonou, Benin. The Queen is the Chairwoman of the World Indigenous Forum, London, United Kingdom. [1]
Name[]
Her name means "the bearer of good news".[2]
Early life[]
Her mother is Belgian and her father is the former king of her tribe.
Education[]
She graduated from the City University of New York.
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[]
- ^ "HRH Queen Diambi – The Oxford Union – the world's foremost debating society". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ HRH Queen Diambi of The Democratic Republic of Congo | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union, retrieved 2021-12-14
- ^ "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.
- ^ Conversation with a queen – Dr. Eric Griggs and Queen Diambi Kabatusuila, retrieved 2021-12-14
- ^ News, Bloomberg (2019-01-27). "Cannabis comes to Davos, sharing spotlight with global elites - BNN Bloomberg". BNN. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "African ruler meets plastic free ocean leaders in Exeter". BBC News. 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ^ "Queen visits Oxford to speak to students". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- 21st-century women
- African royalty
- African people of Belgian descent
- City University of New York alumni
- Luba people
- Women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Living people
- 21st-century monarchs in Africa