Guy Loando Mboyo (born

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) is a lawyer, Congolese politician and a member of the Senate of Democratic Republic of the Congo since

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who was appointed

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in charge of

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since April 2021. He is the

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of the Widal Foundation in September 2018."Guy Loando Mboyo, Sénateur et fondateur de la Fondation Widal"
'' Widal Foundation'' (Retrieved January 4, 2021)

Biography

Education

Guy Loando Mboyo was born on February 5, 1983, in

Bokungu Bokungu is a territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is located in Tshuapa Province Tshuapa is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur, Mongal ...

in the province of the

Tshuapa Tshuapa is one of the 21 new provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo created in the 2015 repartitioning. Tshuapa, Équateur, Mongala, Nord-Ubangi, and Sud-Ubangi provinces are the result of the dismemberment of the former Équateur ...

(formerly Grand-Équateur, in

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, currently the

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)."L'INTERVIEW – RD Congo : Guy Loando, Sénateur"
''Africa 24'', May 29, 2019 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) He was the last born in a family of eight children. During his childhood, his family moved to

Mbandaka Mbandaka (, formerly known as Coquilhatville in French, or Coquilhatstad in Dutch) is a city on the Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo located near the confluence of the Congo and Ruki rivers. It is the capital of Équateur Provinc ...

where he did his secondary studies. He obtained his state diploma in

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studies at the ''Mbandaka School of Application'' (''École d'application de Mbandaka'', in acronym ''EDAP'') in 2001 and moved to the country's capital city

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to continue his university studies in

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at the

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."RDC : le Sénat examine la proposition de Loi « Loando » sur la recherche scientifique"
''Zoom-Eco.NET'', November 28, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021)

Career

After graduating in

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and

social law Social law is a unified concept of law, which replaces the classical division of public law and private law. The term has both been used to mean fields of law that fall between "core" private and public subjects, such as corporate law, competition ...

from the

, Guy Loando Mboyo began his career as a lawyer and legal advisor in the mining, business and private investment sectors. He gained important contacts at national and international level which allowed him to start working in business."Le jeune Sénateur Guy Loando Mboyo, l’homme qui fait peur à certains caciques du Grand Équateur"
''Le Soft Online'', December 22, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) He is the main

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of "''GLM & Associates''", a

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based in

, administrator of companies and chairman of the Widal Foundation."RDC : Le sénateur Guy Loando s’engage à aider l’entreprenariat des jeunes à travers la fondation Widal"
'' Actualite.cd'', January 13, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) Guy Loando Mboyo was elected

senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

in the April 2019 senatorial elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In November 2020, he had his first book, entitled "''Le Congo d'après : Nécessité d'un changement de cap post-Covid-19''" published, by French book publisher

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."RDC : « Le Congo d’après... », ouvrage de Guy Loando édité par l’Harmattan exhorte à un sursaut régénérateur"
''Zoom-Eco.NET'', December 14, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) In April 2021, he was appointed

in charge of

by President

Félix Tshisekedi Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo (; born 13 June 1963) is a Congolese politician who has been the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 24 January 2019. He is the leader of the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) ...

."RDC : l'ASBL "Loando le vent du progrès" salue l'entrée de Guy Loando au gouvernement Sama Lukonde"
'' Digital Congo Radio Télévision'', April 12, 2021 (Retrieved May 1, 2021)"RDC : Guy Loando nommé ministre de l’Aménagement du Territoire"
''Zoom-Eco.NET'', April 12, 2021 (Retrieved May 1, 2021)

Widal Foundation

Through this humanitarian structure , created in September 2018 with his wife, Déborah Linda Loando, Mboyo pursues an objective to reduce poverty in the

, especially in

and

."La Fondation Widal Impacte Déjà la vie de Plus de 100.000 Personnes"
''Forum des As'', May 11, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) On Sunday May 5, 2019, in the municipality of

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(

), during the official launch of the foundation,"La Fondation Widal du sénateur Loando déterminée à améliorer la situation sociale des habitants de la Tshuapa"
''Ouragan FM'', May 5, 2019 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) Guy Loando explained his objectives and his mission, which are to support the most vulnerable in Congolese society by training them to become entrepreneurs."RDC: via sa Fondation Widal, le sénateur Loando veut améliorer le social des habitants de la Tshuapa et des congolais en général"
''7sur7.CD'', September 16, 2019 (Retrieved January 4, 2021)"Kinshasa : pour lutter contre la pauvreté, l'ONG Widal Fondation appuie un projet de formation en métier de cirage des chaussures"
'' Actualite.cd'', 1 February 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021)

Personal life

He is married to Déborah Linda Loando (born ''Déborah "Bobo" Elite Linda'') and is the father of their three children.

Publications

* 2020 : ''L'Après Covid-19 se prépare dès maintenant !'' (Tribune)""L’après covid-19 se prépare dès maintenant !" (Tribune de l’Honorable Sénateur Guy LOANDO MBOYO)"
''MediaCongo.NET'', April 24, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021) * 2020 : ''Le Congo d'après : Nécessité d'un changement de cap post-Covid-19'',

()"Guy Loando Mboyo dans les editions Harmattan"
''

'' (Retrieved January 4, 2021)

Recognition

Awards

* 2019 : ''Excellence Prize for Initiative and Development'', awarded by Pan-African Observation for Initiative and Development * 2020 : ''Diploma of merit'', awarded by the National League of Anamongos (Ligue Nationale des Anamongos, in acronym LINA )"RDC-Kinshasa: Guy Loando honoré par la Ligue Nationale des Anamongos"
''Depeche.CD'', December 6, 2020 (Retrieved January 4, 2021)

Honorary degrees

* 2022 : ''

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'' from ICN (''I Change Nations'').

References

External links

Official website

Official website
of '' Widal Foundation''
Guy Loando Mboyo
on Twitter {{DEFAULTSORT:Loando Mboyo, Guy 1983 births Living people People from Tshuapa Members of the Senate (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Democratic Republic of the Congo lawyers People from Mbandaka 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people