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Number 96 on the 2025 list
Muhindo Nzangi Butondo is a minister of state for agriculture and food security from Democratic Republic of Congo, named to the AFN 100 in 2025 for taking over DR Congo's agriculture ministry and pledging an agricultural revolution.
Muhindo Nzangi Butondo took over DR Congo's agriculture and food security ministry on 12 August 2025, pledging an aggressive agricultural revolution in maize, rice, beans and cassava and aiming to make the country the world's top cocoa producer within five years. On 28 August he spoke as President Tshisekedi launched the 2025 to 2026 farming season in all 26 provinces, welcoming the 10% of the national budget given to agriculture.