Lassy Mbouity,(born 15 October 1988) in
Brazzaville, is a Congolese writer, historian and journalist. Managing director of Congo-Brazzaville Information newspaper, he has published books on African history.
Biography
Lassy Mbouity was born into a poor family from
Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of the Republic of Congo with a population of over 715,334 inhabitants. He is a native of the
Kingdom of Loango
The Kingdom of Loango (also ''Lwããgu'') was a pre- colonial African state, during approximately the 16th to 19th centuries in what is now the western part of the Republic of the Congo, Southern Gabon and Cabinda. Situated to the north of the ...
which was a pre-colonial state on the coast of Central Africa, founded at the turn of the fifteenth century and abolished in 1885. He went to College Lycée Victor Augagneur in Pointe-Noire where he spent his childhood and studied English in the
United States of America
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...
.
Career
Lassy Mbouity was one of the most popular community leaders in Africa and Congo for organizing campaigns for young people across Africa, in order to educate the new generation.
After publishing the book Africa after Asia in 2009, this Congolese writer has indeed stored behind the Europeen Economical strategy. In June 2008, Mbouity was appointed as the General Secretary of the Congolese Student Association in West Africa (Association des élèves et étudiants Congolais), and claimed to be economically free by promising to keep defending the interests of the Congolese people in his books, but also those of young, which remains one of the mainstays. Mbouity makes regular visits to the French president
François Hollande and American political leaders such as
Rand Paul.
Mbouity, through its accompanying program of youth education, attempts to provide boys and girls with the essential knowledge to become informed educators. The latter will be able to ensure the education of future generations and offer Africa a promising future.
Community Organizing
Through his organization, Lassy Mbouity tried to demonstrate why the revolution of education is very important in Africa. He said during an interview in
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
that from the time when African traditions are giving way to civilization through colonization that has been very positive and less negative for Africans, the transmission of knowledge is the most important for the future of Africa.
Mbouity Lassy is an active member of the
Congolese Party of Labour
The Congolese Party of Labour (french: Parti congolais du travail, PCT) is the ruling party of the Republic of the Congo. Founded in 1969 by Marien Ngouabi, it was originally a pro-Soviet, Marxist–Leninist vanguard party which founded the P ...
, founded in 1969 by former President
Marien Ngouabi
Marien Ngouabi (or N'Gouabi) (December 31, 1938 – March 18, 1977) was the third President of the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 1969, to March 18, 1977.
Biography
Origins
Marien Ngouabi was born in 1938 at the village of Ombellé, Cu ...
. In his book African Engaged or Disaged he stated that: African presidents in general should make an effort to invest in the next generation of young African leaders. One of my peculiarities is to transfer life skills to young Africans so that they can change their present and get a better future.
Publications
Lassy Mbouity is the main author of several books published in French around the world.
* ''Révolution de l'éducation africaine''
* ''L'Afrique après l'Asie''
* ''François Hollande Réveille la Jeunnesse Africaine''
* ''Histoire de la République du Congo''
* ''Histoire de la République démocratique du Congo''
* ''Histoire de la République du Tchad''
* ''Autonomisation politique de la jeunesse africaine''
* ''Histoire de la République Gabonaise''
* ''Histoire de la République Centrafricaine''
* ''Histoire de la République de Guinée''
* ''Histoire de la République de Côte d’Ivoire''
* ''Histoire de la République du Mali''
* ''Histoire de la République du Sénégal''
* ''Histoire de la République de Madagascar''
* ''Histoire de l'Afrique''
* ''Denis Sassou Nguesso, ma politique pour le Congo''
* ''La lutte contre la corruption et les conflits d'intérêts en Afrique''
* ''Mon projet de société pour la République du Congo: Un Congo uni dans la diversité''
* ''Histoire de la République du Cameroun''
References
External links
BnFVirtual International Authority FileWorldCat
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1988 births
Living people
Republic of the Congo writers
African and Black nationalists
Republic of the Congo humanitarians