Introduction: When Law and Currency Converge to Rebuild the State
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is at a turning point in its history. Security challenges in the East, monetary instability, and dependency on foreign financing force the nation to reinvent its levers of sovereignty. Two strong pillars are emerging in this critical moment:
- The Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Constitutional Law of Exception, filed with the Constitutional Court, designed to safeguard state stability in the face of foreign aggression and to guarantee institutional continuity.
- The Congolese Digital Franc (FCN), already submitted to the Court alongside the law on monetary intangibility, representing a rupture from dependency and the beginning of a digital era.
Together, these reforms aim to build a legal and monetary foundation strong enough to protect national wealth, attract investment, and restore the people’s trust.
I. The Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Law: A Constitutional Shield for Congo
1.1 A text born in the storm
The Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Law, formally titled Draft Constitutional Law of Exception No. 2025/001, proposes suspending the presidential term until the end of foreign military aggression. It establishes a 36-month transitional period to restore state authority before organizing new elections.
This measure is not a political maneuver but a pragmatic response to hybrid war threatening territorial integrity. In comparative law, several nations at war have resorted to similar frameworks to preserve unity and sovereignty.
1.2 Legal sovereignty as a prerequisite for development
Without a stable constitutional framework, no serious investor will take risks. The Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Law therefore sends a clear message: the DRC chooses stability and institutional continuity as the basis for economic takeoff.
It also grants time to implement structural reforms in agriculture, energy, and finance while consolidating a strategic state.
II. The Congolese Digital Franc (FCN): A Monetary Revolution in Motion
2.1 What is the FCN?
The Congolese Digital Franc (FCN) is far more than another cryptocurrency. It is an official national digital currency, supported by a law on monetary intangibility, ensuring that no external force can manipulate the value of the Congolese currency.
Unlike private cryptocurrencies, the FCN is backed by the Central Bank and built on a strong legal framework. Its purpose is to reduce dollarization, modernize digital transactions, and empower both youth and diaspora.
2.2 Key benefits for the Congolese economy
- Monetary stability: limits parallel market speculation.
- Financial inclusion: allows millions of unbanked Congolese to transact through mobile phones.
- Transparency: every transaction is traceable, curbing corruption and money laundering.
- Diaspora and investments: facilitates low-cost fund transfers directly in FCN.
2.3 The bridge with EYA (Eyano Cryptocurrency)
In parallel, EYA, a private cryptocurrency under development, complements the FCN. While the FCN is institutional, EYA seeks to be a financing and growth tool for businesses, agriculture, and Congolese startups.
This public-private duality echoes models in emerging economies like China, where the Digital Yuan coexists with powerful private platforms.
III. Law and Currency Converge: An Integrated Strategy
3.1 Building an architecture of sovereignty
For decades, Congo suffered from fragmented visions. Today, with the Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Law and the FCN, the country equips itself with a double shield:
- A legal shield to protect institutions.
- A monetary shield to secure transactions.
3.2 Impacts on strategic sectors
- Energy: with abundant uranium and hydroelectric capacity (Inga, Katende, Tshiala), the DRC can fund large-scale dams and potentially civilian nuclear energy.
- Agriculture: projects such as the Eyano Cassava Institute will gain secure, transparent financing through FCN and EYA.
- Mines: critical mineral trade, integrated within the Amani Prosperity Plan (DRC-USA), can be monetized in FCN, reducing financial leakages.
3.3 Psychological and geopolitical effects
A country asserting legal and monetary sovereignty sends a powerful signal: Congo is no longer a land to be plundered but a nation to be respected.
IV. Challenges and Future Prospects
4.1 Challenges ahead
- Social acceptance: a nationwide campaign is needed to explain the FCN’s benefits.
- Digital infrastructure: massive investments in 4G/5G and cybersecurity are critical.
- External pressure: global powers may resist Congo’s financial emancipation.
4.2 Long-term perspectives
If rigorously implemented, these reforms could allow the DRC within 10 years to:
- Double its GDP.
- Reduce dollar dependency by 60%.
- Attract massive investments in agriculture, energy, and infrastructure.
- Become the financial and industrial hub of Central Africa.
Conclusion: A New Contract Between the State and the People
The Kazadi-Tshilumbayi Law and the Congolese Digital Franc (FCN) are not mere technical reforms. They symbolize a new contract between the State and its people, where security, stability, and prosperity are paramount.
History will remember that in times of crisis, the DRC turned its vulnerabilities into instruments of power. This is only the beginning: with the FCN, the rise of EYA, and the strengthening of the rule of law, Congo is finally setting itself on the path of sustainable and sovereign development.
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Augustin Kazadi-Cilumbayi
President & Chief Executive Officer
Eyano Publishing
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