Anne Mbusu | |
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 in her garden | |
| Nationality | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | leading a DRC territory |
| Political party | Unified Lumumbist Party |
Anne Mbusu Ngulu (born 20th century) was appointed as an Democratic Republic of the Congo administrator for the territory of Masi-Manimba.
Anne Mbusu who was the administrator appointed by former President Joseph Kabila Kabang to manage the territory of Masi-Manimba. She was one of the women entrusted with such a role in the DRC. The town elects seven national deputies and the majority recently were from the Unified Lumumbist Party. [1]
Mbusu faced the problem of an outbreak of a disease, peste des petits ruminants, that killed thousands of the local goats. [2] She also realised that there was malnutrition in her territory and she arranged for external help in tackling the problem in 2012. The United Nations arranged for advice and a team studied the problem and advised on how to increase nutrition. [3] This included making milk from peanuts. [4]
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