Introduction — Congo Speaks, the World Listens
On October 9 2025, in Brussels, at the Global Gateway Forum, President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo delivered one of the most defining speeches in the modern diplomatic history of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Before heads of state, financiers, and global institutions, he did not speak of war, nor revenge — he spoke of peace, projects, and rebirth.
That day, Congo did more than extend a hand to its neighbor Rwanda; it held up a mirror to the world — showing a nation that, after decades of instability, stands tall and provides solutions.
In Lingala, the word “Eyano” means “Answer.”
And that is precisely what this speech was — the Congolese answer to those who doubted its capacity to rebuild, to innovate, to reconcile, and to enlighten.
Through four pillars — Grand Inga, the Lobito Corridor, the Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor, and Digital & Artificial Intelligence — the President charted a path where suffering turns into strength, pain becomes power, and history blossoms into hope.
I. A Historic Moment, A Voice of Calm Determination
In a world fatigued by conflicts, where speeches often sound like declarations of hostility, Tshisekedi surprised everyone.
Before the cameras of the world, he chose dignity over bitterness.
He recalled the wounds of Eastern Congo, where over ten million lives have been lost in thirty years of violence — villages burned, families displaced, children turned soldiers before becoming students.
And yet, he said simply: “I extend my hand.”
That choice — at once humble and monumental — marks a historic shift in Congolese diplomacy.
Because Congo could have shouted for vengeance, yet it chose responsible reconciliation.
“President Kagame, you and I are the only ones capable of ending this escalation.”
Those words resonated beyond politics; they carried the weight of humanity — a plea from one father to another, from one leader to another:
“Let us look at each other honestly. Let us speak the truth. Let us take responsibility before History.”
By extending his hand, Congo did not bow down — it rose higher.
It rose above resentment to speak the language of peace — the only language that truly builds nations.
II. Peace — Through Projects, Not Promises
Tshisekedi’s vision of peace is not theoretical. For him, peace must be built through tangible progress.
That is why his address focused on four historic pillars — four engines of one destiny: Grand Inga, Lobito Corridor, Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor, and Digital & Artificial Intelligence.
Grand Inga — The Energy of Renewal
Along the banks of the mighty Congo River sleeps a giant named Inga — the dream of an electrified continent and an empowered people.
With a potential capacity exceeding 40,000 megawatts, Grand Inga could become the largest hydro-electric project on Earth.
But beyond numbers, Tshisekedi’s message is deeply symbolic:
“The energy of the river must become the energy of peace.”
This project is not only about power grids — it is about transforming lives: powering homes, factories, schools, hospitals — and faith in the future.
It is the cornerstone of green industrialization, of a de-carbonized Africa, and of a new era of continental cooperation.
Grand Inga stands as a response to economic exile — offering jobs at home, training engineers, creating regional value chains.
It is also an environmental beacon for the world’s energy transition.
This is precisely the philosophy of Eyano Publishing — to turn raw resources into intellectual and creative responses.
True sovereignty, Tshisekedi implies, is not measured in weapons, but in the power to generate your own light.
The Lobito Corridor — Africa’s Artery of Shared Prosperity
The second axis of his vision is both logistical and geopolitical.
The Lobito Corridor, linking Angola’s Atlantic port to Congo’s and Zambia’s copper belts, is much more than a railway line — it is the spinal cord of African trade.
With an investment of US $ 1.6 billion under the European Union’s Global Gateway, the corridor is expected to triple export capacity by 2030.
But more importantly, it will enable local transformation of resources.
“We no longer want to be the world’s warehouse of raw materials,” Tshisekedi declared. “We want to be Africa’s factory.”
Around Lobito will rise industrial zones, logistics hubs, and vocational centers — magnets for investment and job creation.
Copper, cobalt, and lithium will no longer leave the soil unprocessed; they will carry the Congolese signature of value.
The Lobito Corridor represents the rehabilitation of economic sovereignty — and the rebirth of national pride.
For decades, Congo was viewed as a puzzle of potential without prosperity.
Now it stands tall — planned, productive, and proud.
It offers not dependency, but Eyano — an Answer — to the world’s demand for ethical, traceable, and sustainable minerals.
The Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor — Healing the Nation’s Heart
If Grand Inga is the energy and Lobito the trade route, then the Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor is the beating heart of national reconciliation.
This integrated project aims to physically and economically reconnect the capital with the war-torn eastern provinces.
It combines modern highways, decentralized electrification, fiber-optic connectivity, agricultural zones, and logistics hubs.
It will bring light where darkness ruled, jobs where despair prevailed, and unity where division lingered.
It will reconnect communities to the nation, agriculture to technology, and human dignity to everyday life.
The project’s social reach is vast: it will directly benefit over 31 million people, create 500,000 jobs — including 20,000 for demobilized youths — and protect 108,000 km² of primary rainforest in the Congo Basin.
It is both an environmental and humanitarian vision — a bridge between nature and nationhood.
It proclaims:
“We can heal our wounds by rebuilding our land.”
This is the essence of Eyano: transforming pain into sustainable answers, building roads not only of asphalt but of hope.
The Digital & Artificial Intelligence Revolution — Africa’s New Frontier
The fourth pillar of Tshisekedi’s program pushes Congo into the future.
He boldly spoke of Artificial Intelligence, data centers, and digital sovereignty — subjects often reserved for advanced economies.
“Congo, with its clean energy, young population, and central position, can become a technological platform for the world.”
This ambition stands on three foundations:
- Clean energy from Inga — providing abundant, low-cost power for data infrastructure.
- Transcontinental connectivity — through fiber-optic corridors linking Africa to global markets.
- A competitive regulatory framework — to attract investors while safeguarding local data and innovation.
It is a vision of African digital sovereignty.
True independence, the President suggested, will no longer be won only in parliaments, but also in algorithms.
Congo intends to host international servers, develop indigenous apps, and train AI engineers on Congolese soil — turning data into development.
This is the Africa of invention, not imitation.
And here again, Eyano Publishing embodies that spirit — the voice of a digital Africa that answers the world through ideas, art, and innovation.
III. The Courage of Dialogue — The Other Inga, the One of Hearts
After unveiling his four national pillars, Tshisekedi returned to the foundation of them all: peace.
Because no amount of infrastructure or technology can stand upon war.
“I extend my hand to you, President Kagame, so that we may bring peace back to our peoples.”
These words will echo in history books.
They were not naïve; they were statesmanlike.
They were not weakness; they were strength — the strength to choose peace when pride would prefer anger.
By suspending his call for sanctions, Tshisekedi offered a final diplomatic chance — a moral test for the region.
It is a bet on humanity: that reason can still prevail over resentment.
This gesture shows that Congo’s leadership understands a profound truth:
Peace is not the absence of war — it is the architecture of shared progress.
IV. Congo — The World’s Answer
At the core of his address lies one transformative sentence:
“The Democratic Republic of Congo comes to Brussels with a simple conviction: we offer solutions.”
That phrase is more than rhetoric — it is identity.
For decades, the DRC was portrayed as a problem to be solved.
Now it defines itself as a solution to be shared.
And that shift of perception carries an intellectual name: Eyano — The Answer.
It is the symbol of a new generation of Africans who refuse fatalism.
They believe that progress is not imported, but created at home.
It is the embodiment of a country ready to respond — with intelligence, technology, and dignity.
Eyano Publishing, born from that philosophy, positions itself as the intellectual flagship of this transformation —
publishing knowledge, amplifying Congolese thought, and turning national vision into global conversation.
While others export minerals, Congo exports ideas.
While others highlight crises, Congo delivers answers.
That is the meaning of Eyano.
V. The Greatness of a People, the Pride of a Nation
Tshisekedi’s speech was not only diplomatic — it was a declaration of love to the Congolese people.
Between the lines, one could hear him say:
“We have suffered, but we have learned. We have fallen, but we stand again. We were despised, but we are proud once more.”
Proud to produce our own energy.
Proud to lay our own roads.
Proud to train our own engineers.
Proud to write our own destiny.
It is the rehabilitation of national pride.
For years, Congo was reduced to headlines of chaos.
Now it rises as a beacon of resilience — a nation that answers.
An Eyano both economic and moral.
VI. Toward an Africa That Governs Itself
The President’s message transcends his own borders.
It is a call for African maturity — for a continent that shapes its destiny.
He tells Europe: “We seek partnership, not charity.”
He tells his neighbors: “We seek cooperation, not confrontation.”
He tells the youth: “We seek opportunity at home, not exile abroad.”
And he tells the world: “No global energy transition is credible without Central Africa.”
This is the new political philosophy of the continent — a confident Africa that no longer begs, but bargains; that no longer pleads, but proposes; that no longer waits, but answers.
Conclusion — When the Answer Comes from Congo
From the power of Grand Inga
to the logistics of the Lobito Corridor,
from the unity of the Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor
to the future of Digital & Artificial Intelligence,
Congo has just drawn a map of its rebirth — one that unites peace, progress, and technology.
This was more than a diplomatic speech.
It was a civilizational declaration: the moment when Congo stopped enduring and started answering.
And that answer bears a name: Eyano.
To summarize.
At the 2025 Global Gateway Forum in Brussels, President Félix Tshisekedi presented an integrated vision for Congo’s transformation built on four pillars: Grand Inga (green energy and industrial sovereignty), Lobito Corridor (regional logistics and trade integration), Kinshasa-Kivu Green Corridor (territorial cohesion and social reconstruction), and Digital & Artificial Intelligence (African technological sovereignty).
Simultaneously, he issued a historic appeal for peace to Rwandan President Paul Kagame, suspending sanctions to prioritize dialogue.
His speech re-positioned the DRC as a provider of solutions, no longer a victim of crises.
The word Eyano — meaning Answer in Lingala — captures this transformation: Congo as an energy hub, a digital power, and a moral leader offering light, stability, and innovation to Africa and the world.
