The famous teacher in Kinshasa has passed away due to suspected "mbasu" (What is mbasu in English)

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Mbasu means witchcraft.

Mbasu is not witchcraft. Witchcraft is Kindoki in Lingala.

Mbasu is the word that they use for the disease elephantiasis and Buruli Ulcer in English. Elephantiasis is a disease that causes severe swelling of body parts, usually the legs, arms, or genitals. It happens when tiny worms block the lymphatic system, preventing normal fluid drainage. Over time, the skin becomes thick and hard, giving it an appearance similar to an elephant’s skin. I will not pictures of it here.

Buruli ulcer is a chronic skin infection caused by baterium. It leads to large wounds on the arms, legs, or other parts of the body.

People in Congo connect Mbasu to witchcraft because such mysterious wounds are often seen as the result of witchcraft, curses or spiritual forces. This belief exists because the disease can appear suddenly and is difficult to heal. The phenonemon Mbasu was first mostly to be seen in the Kongo-Central, where people were able to buy it at markets. The people used to buy it when they had problems with someone, competing for work or out of jealousy.
It started to be sold in markets of Selembao, Bumbu and Makala, when the phenomenon appeared in the early 2000s in Kinshasa. There was a point, that alot people started to get Mbasu, that women who were selling big mikatés (puff-puff) started to call it at some Mbasu and in Quartier Latin even being sung about it in the generique Swi. 

Today, there are sometimes discussion if it's due to the dirt that is present in Kinshasa or withccraft, when people die or fall ill from Mbasu. But most people still believe that its witchcraft and hate from rivals

Mbasu is not witchcraft. Witchcraft is Kindoki in Lingala.

Mbasu is the word that they use for the disease elephantiasis and Buruli Ulcer in English. Elephantiasis is a disease that causes severe swelling of body parts, usually the legs, arms, or genitals. It happens when tiny worms block the lymphatic system, preventing normal fluid drainage. Over time, the skin becomes thick and hard, giving it an appearance similar to an elephant’s skin. I will not pictures of it here.

Buruli ulcer is a chronic skin infection caused by baterium. It leads to large wounds on the arms, legs, or other parts of the body.

People in Congo connect Mbasu to witchcraft because such mysterious wounds are often seen as the result of witchcraft, curses or spiritual forces. This belief exists because the disease can appear suddenly and is difficult to heal. The phenonemon Mbasu was first mostly to be seen in the Kongo-Central, where people were able to buy it at markets. The people used to buy it when they had problems with someone, competing for work or out of jealousy.
It started to be sold in markets of Selembao, Bumbu and Makala, when the phenomenon appeared in the early 2000s in Kinshasa. There was a point, that alot people started to get Mbasu, that women who were selling big mikatés (puff-puff) started to call it at some Mbasu and in Quartier Latin even being sung about it in the generique Swi. 

Today, there are sometimes discussion if it's due to the dirt that is present in Kinshasa or withccraft, when people die or fall ill from Mbasu. But most people still believe that its witchcraft and hate from rivals

I'm imagining the above-described are not killer diseases, but a nuisance
This mbasu seems to be a killer. One time, someone is healthy, the other he has passed away.

UPDATE
FRENCH.....
Un proche de l'ex mari de MADAME ELOMBÉ donne la cause réelle de la mort de cette femme. Il pense que madame Elombé a violé les règles coutumières de la famille de son mari en matière de dot, et cela a provoqué la colère des ancêtres et elle a été punie.

  1. MON AVIS

A ma connaissance, dans la tribu luba, quand un homme et une femme se sépare, il faut qu'il y ait la restitution de la dot. À moins que l'homme lui-même refuse d'en exiger, mais s'il insiste pour que la dot soit restituée, et si cela n'est pas fait, ou soit l'homme a négligé cela par oubli, la femme, peu importe sa tribu, peut avoir des problèmes avec les ancêtres.

Quand vous regardez la mort de madame Elombé, elle ne marchait plus, et ses pieds ont amplement gonflé. Ce sont les signes qui arrivent aux femmes qui commettent l'adultère dans le mariage, ou les femmes pour qui la dot n'a pas été restituée.

  2. Qu'est ce que vous penses aussi de ça. Ça peut être vrai ?

Fabrice Kanku Nzeji

ENGLISH.....

A relative of Mrs. Elombe's ex-husband provides the real cause of this woman's death. He believes that Mrs. Elombe violated the customary rules of her husband's family regarding dowry, which angered the ancestors, and she was punished.

1. MY OPINION

To my knowledge, in the Luba tribe, when a man and a woman separate, the dowry must be returned. Unless the man himself refuses to demand it, but if he insists that the dowry be returned, and if this is not done, or the man has neglected it through forgetfulness, the woman, regardless of her tribe, may have problems with the ancestors.

When you look at Mrs. Elombe's death, she could no longer walk, and her feet were swollen.  These are the signs that happen to women who commit adultery within marriage, or to women whose dowry has not been returned.

2. What do you also think about this? Could it be true?

Fabrice Kanku Nzeji