 You have to be outside in Congo. You have to be busy in Congo or Africa. You have to be busy. Because if you're not busy, nothing's gonna happen for you here, you know? And in America, everything is there for you. The internet is there for you. What is there? You can do work from home, like they say. In America, in Europe, they have a written book. The book is a book. It's written. In Africa, the book is still empty. We need more African. We need more visionaries. We need more innovators to make Africa great and better than already is. We connect with Africa like I did. Yes, you can still go back to Europe. You can still go back to America. But come back to Africa, making your home, and grow stronger and grow the people of Africa stronger. Inspire the people in Africa. Believe it. We have the nature. We have the potential. And the opportunity is here. If you want to work hard, Africa is there for you. It will follow up. It feels so refreshed to be out here, man. Like, look at the view behind me. This is where I stayed last night. This is the pool right here. God damn it. And I don't think you guys are ready to see what I'm about to show you. This is the mighty Congo River right in front of me. And you got the mountains right in front of you. And that mountain that you're seeing, guess which country it is? That is Congo, Brazil. And here is Congo, Kinshasha. That's crazy. Just a river separating two countries. So what actually comes to your mind when you hear the word Congo? Because for me, I was scared. Trust me. I never thought Congo would be on my list anytime soon. You know, not because of they speak French, but because of the things that I had. Congo is a place of war. Congo. I think Kwame Krumah gave a speech in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. If I can remember the exact words from Kwame Krumah, he said that they always tell us that this country is better than the others. They always tell us that this country got diamond and you are stronger than the other. But one thing that they never tell us is that we should unite. Because when we unite, we become powerful. So imagine Congo, Kinshasha, and Congo, Brazzaville put their resources together to form one country. We didn't know how strong they would become. Imagine the entire continent decide to put all resources together as one country instead of calling them themselves a continent. Do you know how strong Africa will become? Because we can boast of the world mineral resources, the richest continent in the world. But we don't have leaders that have such vision. You see the view right there? That is the Congo River. And that is a mountain of what? Congo, Brazzaville. Rather you see people fishing. Can I tell you something? This view worth a million, which makes it one of the most expensive things to ever achieve in life, man. Because you hardly get this kind of view anywhere in the world. But I'm right here. I've got my private residence behind me. Right in front of me, that is the mighty Congo River and the beautiful mountain of Congo, Brazzaville. It feels so good to be out here, man. Damn. I can't wait to learn more about this place. I'm just waiting for the guy to wake up and he's definitely going to tell me how this place came into existence and all of that. Because I believe that even having fun, I still need to educate you about certain things. How does it feel like promoting Africa to the world, man? And how does it feel like? Is it easy or difficult? Promoting Africa to the world? Why are you laughing? I'm just thinking of all the places that you have gone of the challenges. It's not easy. It's not easy. Like if you're putting everything in camera, this will be something else. And it's part of the challenges that we go through. It's not easy like traveling around Africa. The way some Africans, our own people treat us at the airports, at the immigration, even sometimes in the country, people just approach you, hey, why are you filming? But you see a white man just passing by with the camera filming, they go to him. When you think about it, it looks like you can't even imagine. You can't understand. Can you believe that there was a day we wanted to see the Congo River? I mean, around the embassies area. And the guy said no to us. We can't go there. Then we saw just not to film. We just wanted to see. The guy said no. Then we saw a white lady coming out and I'm like, ah, but I thought they said it's not allowed. They say it's closed. It's closed. Then we went to the white lady and we asked her, how did you get in there? It's like, oh, just go. I mean, we had to use another gate. We got there. The guy is like, no, but this white lady said it didn't pay anything. They just used that place. So you know what? As Africans, we know how we do it. We saw people dashing and we also decided that, you know what? Just dash because we wanted to see the river. It's pretty sad how they treat fellow Africans whenever you travel within Africa. I've been saying this over and over again. I mean, I've been the guy who has always been positive. But if I tell you the stuff that I go through to bring one positive video and one thing that I feel so like, I don't know how to explain, like when you upload a video, the comments, oh my God, I love my country. Oh my God, my country is amazing. Oh my God. And then someone says, oh, you didn't go to this place. Like I'm trying to enter the, I'm trying to just slap the person. Do you know what happened? They didn't allow us. They didn't allow us. Just imagine you come to a country after the plane ticket, after the visa fee, then you hire a car, travel like two hours, three hours just to go and film a place. Then you get there, then they say they won't allow you. Man, going back to the house can be heartbreaking, man. And this is what we've been enduring. This is what we've been going through. And sometimes we don't like sharing this kind of stories, but since we are out here, no internet, we wanted to talk to you all. So I'm so glad we're able to speak up, share some of the things that we go through. And yeah, I mean, sometimes I think we need to be real with you all on the things that we go through. I mean, people thought traveling is just glamorous like how we portrayed on camera now, but a lot goes on, man. Whatever situation that you find yourself, try and get a positive thing out of it. That is why I'm telling Africans that Africa isn't perfect, but Africa is the place to be. So you all should stay positive about the continent because this is the land we love. This is the land that our ancestors give us. And this is the land that you and I need to protect. I feel like it's a blessing to be from Africa, man. Like, I don't know. And one thing that I have to tell you is that whatever I go anywhere in Africa, I don't feel like a foreigner. I don't feel like a stranger because I feel like I'm home. And that's what I'm telling you. It's time for us to clear those borders. Do you know that the Berlin conference in 1844 is all because of Congo? Because the wicked King Leopold wanted to keep this territory for himself. But I felt like, why would you keep a country for yourself? But when I got in here, I realized that, damn, this guy was smart because the beauty that I'm seeing in Congo is way beyond. Congo is a blessed land. And I believe that people from this place must start doing things right so that the people of the country will benefit what God has blessed them with. Welcome to Congo. Welcome to Kinshasha. Where I am is called Maluku. So I want to tell you that Welcome to Maluku. Bro, you really got a paradise on earth, man. Yeah, the Congo River, right? The Congo River. Yeah. Together with Brazzaville, right there. Brazzaville, right at the mountain of Brazzaville, the countryside. I mean, I feel like it's a blessing, man. To be in a country, then you see another country right in front of you. In the capital, within the capital. That's beautiful, man. Yeah, that's Congo. But you know what? I woke up so early this morning. You know, I'm a big fan of nature and I feel like everything is blended in one place. Yeah, yeah. Like, I see mountains, I see river. Like, I'm surrounded by nature. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Amazing, man. Like, Joe, the breath that you even breathe in here is on a different level, man. The air. Oh my goodness, man. Yeah. Wow. You don't think Africa is the place to be? Yeah, Africa is the place to be. Believe it. We have the nature. We have the potential. And the opportunity is here. If you want to work hard, Africa, Africa is there for you. It will follow up. But I mean, there's so many people that don't believe in Africa. Yeah, yeah. That's, you know, that's the media. And that's what we got you with it. You know, you out here, spreading the positive message about Africa, you know, and that's what inspired me, you know, and staying in Africa is something I want to do. That's, that's incredible. And the way you say staying in Africa is something that you want to do, which means that you're not in Africa before. No, I live in America. You live in America? Yeah. You're born and raised in America? No, I was born in Kinshasa, but I moved to America when I was at the age of six. Age of six? Yeah, age of six. So definitely you don't even know anyone in here. Because at the age of six, definitely, you can't remember. No, that guy was my childhood friend. No, no, no. All my friends in America, but you know, my mother kept that Congolese in me, you know, my father calling me, my auntie's calling me from back home. So I was always connected until I came back here after a 10 to 12 year, I came back here. And I started, and I, and I fell in love again. I fell in love again with Africa. No, he didn't fell in love, man. You're real connected. Yeah, I reconnected. Fishing, you know? Yeah, he's a fisherman. So you see fisherman and it's a village here in Maluku actually. And this is just a resort in the middle of a village. In the middle of a village? How did you guys discover this place, man? I don't know who discovered this place. No, it was actually my father who discovered this place. It was about 10 years ago. He used to bring us here. He started with that house over there, you can see. And it started with that. And then, small by small, he just kept on building, kept on going, you know, got the pool going. And I witnessed that when I was a kid, because he used to bring his family here and enjoy his private time here. And he just recently passed away about a year ago. He saw rest in a fat piece. Yeah, but I'm a piece. I'm a piece now. Is it because your dad passed away? That's why you came back to Africa? Yes. Or you were with him before he passed away? I was with him before he passed away. But the reason why I stayed in Africa was because he passed away. Because I had to stay here and you know, just honor him. You know, just that's my hope to honor him. And yeah, and so Maluku is the first place I want to honor him with. So, I mean, how long have you been back in Congo? I've been back in four years now. I've been living here, yeah. I mean, you don't want to go back? No, no. I don't want to go back. I don't want to go back. Why? I found a home here. Why isn't that enjoying your time in here? I am. There's some stuff that I'm doing here that I never thought I would do in America. You know? Like what? You know? It's just, for instance, I'm exporting the river right here with the cage. I got, it's not something I would think about doing in America, you know? Like, I don't know, but I wouldn't be doing that in America. Or being in a resort like this and helping the employees out, the people from this village out. And so to me, I feel like I can help way more people here than I can help in America. But that's just me. Yeah. I'm a big fan of mangoes. And I believe that someday when I build my mansion, the only fruit that I'm going to plant is mango. Because I love mangoes, man. I don't like mangoes when they sell it on the street. I don't like the mango juice that they sell on the street. I love mangoes while they fall from the tree. I sit down with water and then I enjoy it. I'm so proud of you, man. I appreciate it. Because what you've done, so many young Africans are scared of doing. Knowing the fact that they were born here, raised in Europe, America. But coming back here is a great challenge. You've done it. Yeah, I've done it. And that's because I get enough positive news about what's happening in Africa. How? You know, people like you, you know, when I watch your show, you talk to other positive young Africans. If more young Africans from America, Europe get those type of information, I believe they will know what to do here. You started watching my videos in America and when it came to Congo. When I came to Congo and I was actually about to give up on Africa. Really? Yes. And I started watching your shows and I'm like, okay, I see people from Kenya. I see people from Somalia. I see all these young Africans who are advancing and not thinking negative about their country and staying positive. So I was like, hey, I can do it too. And that's inspirational. Yes. I feel so touched. Yeah, yeah. I mean stories like this, things like this drives me to do more of what I do. Because I am saying that Africa belongs to Africans. Exactly. Africa belongs to young Africans, you know. So it's time for us to start doing stuff now. And I'm so glad that one or two videos that I've been doing, I've been able to impact your life, which is amazing. You've inspired people you don't even know. You know, he reached out to me. He's like, oh, you know what? I've been watching your videos. Would you ever come to Congo? He didn't even know I was coming soon, man. And here we are today. I had to. I had to. It's a pleasure meeting you. Yes. But let me know some of the challenges that you faced when you moved in here. You nearly give up. Yeah, yeah. So the first challenge is the culture shock. The culture shock, you know. You live in America for almost 20 years. So the easy accessible stuff that you get in America, it's not going to be like that in Congo. You have to be outside in Congo. You have to be busy in Congo or Africa. You have to be busy. Because if you're not busy, nothing's going to happen for you here, you know. And in America, everything is there for you. The internet is there for you. What is there? You can do work from home in America. Here, you have to be in the field. The hustle. Yeah, it's a hustle. You know, you can't shy away from it. You can't cry about it. It's the hustle, you know. And that's the Africa is the Wild Wild West. That's they call it in America back in the days. But it's the Wild Wild West right now. And I'm part of the guy that don't want to miss that, you know. Like they say, in America, in Europe, they have a written book. The book, it's a book. It's written in Africa, the book is still empty. We need more African. We need more visionaries. We need more, you know, innovators to make Africa great and better than it already is. Yeah. I mean, our innovators, our visionary people, all of them, I mean, are in Europe in America. Exactly. More of a brain drain. Exactly. If you have a message for them, what would that message be? We connect with Africa like I did. Yes, you can still go back to Europe. You can still go back to America. But come back to Africa, making your home and grow stronger and grow the people of Africa stronger, inspire the people in Africa. And that's that's my message to the other people who are in America or Europe, even Asia. Hey, come back to Africa, reconnect with Africa, come work for the people. Yeah. You've got a very beautiful place, man. Yeah. And I'm so glad that you've been able to take the mantle from your dad. Yeah. And yeah, is it like open to the public or is it still a private property? It's still private for the moment because we're doing some renovation. Oh, okay. But we should be open by January. By January. Yeah, by January. So if you are living in Congo or if you ever visit Congo, you need to come to Maluku. Yeah. The resort has a name because I don't see any name. Yeah, for this is the Maluku resort. Okay. And that's what we're going to call it today. Maybe next time you come, the name will be changed. But I will say last night it's such a beautiful place. I love being at peaceful places because I believe that this place is so peaceful. It is a place to connect with nature. Yes. I mean, you will love it, man. Yeah. So apart from the resort, you're telling me something. You're exploiting the river. I was like, what are you doing? Yeah. I'm in the river actually. I have, I'm starting fish farming here in the Congo River. Whoa. I haven't heard too many people doing it. I've been told I'm the first one doing it. And I started with my first cage a month ago. And it should be operational by next month. You guys will see the cage. Can we go and check it out? Yes, yes. All right. Let's go. Yes. Is that a boat carrying people? Yes. It's a boat carrying people. And that's the hustle of Africa I'm talking about right here, man. These people will be in this boat for maybe a month or two. What? Going to another province in the central of Congo. And everything happens in that boat. It's another world in that boat. You got people who sell stuff. You got women having kids. What? You got- You mean having kids like- Yes. They give birth. Yeah, they give birth. Dangerous. It's very dangerous. But yes, you have- It's a different world in that boat. It's a world in that boat, you know? And these are people actually traveling to another province. Some of them, they're getting goods from there, bringing it back. Some of them are going there for new life. You don't know what it is. Everybody got a story, you know? And, yeah. Wow. Yeah, wow. I saw one this morning, but I think it was going to Brazzaville. Yeah, yeah. But this is still in Congo because I still see the Congo flag on it. Yeah, this is going to Quater. It's a province called Equater. Quater. Yeah, it's going to the right, right here. One to two months to get to that front of the station. And I feel like the boat is crawling, you know? It's not moving. It's just crawling. Geez. It's going to take its time, man. No, I think it's one of the sad stories of Congo. It really is. Because I believe that the country got so much potential. But I mean, the people in power are not utilizing the potential, man. The Congolese deserve better. Yes, yes, yes. They deserve better. They can't deserve better. Exactly. I mean, we need to have people that thinks about, like people in power that thinks about their people. The people. So there's so many people can come back home. Exactly. If Africans deserve better, it's not only Africans from here. It's also Africans from the diaspora. Exactly. They want to come back home. But the leaders don't make it any easier for them to come. And that is the sad part. You know, I would love to sit down with African leaders, ask them that question, man. What are you doing to enhance the development of the continent so that people can know that, yo, Africa belongs to us. And it's time for us to come back home. But, you know, making it possible for people to come back home. And we got to make that happen. We got to make that happen with it. And you're the perfect ambassador for that. Because you speak positiveness on Africa. Nobody can lie to the African when you talk positiveness about Africa. You know, when people see the positives, not the negatives. This comes to my next question, like, why are Congolese so negative on the internet? About their people. They, Congolese bash Congo all the time. Congolese are very negative because the country is now finally being stable, you know? But we need more positiveness if we want to advance. But they bash because, of course, the Congolese people deserve better. See, I believe that Congolese people deserve better. But who is that person who's going to make the change? It depends on you, the one who is bashing. You got to look yourself in the mirror. Exactly. I keep on telling Africans that, yo, I'm not saying Africa is perfect. Like, traveling in Africa, doing business in Africa is a great struggle. But someone has to make that step. That first step, you know, that, you know, like I said, when I was watching your show, I was bashing, you know? I was like, hey, man, God. But when I watched your show, I was like, I just seen a different standpoint. Put the negative away and let me focus on the positive, what I can do with it. And I had to, you know, take a deep inside look at myself and tell myself, like, no, I have to do better. I have to do better for myself. And I'll be better for the Congo. And that's the step we have to take. Oh, so this is it, eh? Yeah, this is it. This is my first cage. I'm trying to have more. But a start is somewhere to go. But this is the first cage. I'm about to have 22,000 baby fishes in there. In about a month. And we're going to see how it goes, because it's still an experimental kind of work, you know? Well, what inspired you to do something like this, man? Actually, you know, my granddad was a fisherman. Okay. And I used to have a job at the office. But after the office kind of work, I wanted to be more on the field, more in the nature, you know? And fish farming was something I wanted to do because I love the Congo River. It always been one of my favorite things about Congo. So this is my first cage that I've done. And first was many. So we're going to have many more. So when you come back, you will see many more. Amazing, bro. Yes. I want to say to you that don't give up on Africa. Yes. Keep doing what you do. Yes. And the world will know your story. I believe that if you're watching this video and you've not liked it yet, do me a favor and like the video because I feel like this video is full of inspiration. What is that one thing that you really don't like about Congo? The one thing I don't like about Congo is definitely the corruption. And that's because when you're trying to do good, the corrupted people are going to tell you you're doing bad. You get it? They're going to tell you you're doing bad. And they try to put you in a corrupted mindset, but you have to be strong and get out of that. But it's not easy, you know? It's not easy. It's temptation, but it's definitely corruption that I don't like about Congo. That's what I wanted to give up on Congo, but I think we could be better than that, you know? It's definitely corruption. And definitely there's one thing that you really, really love about Congo. One thing I really, really love about Congo, I really love it. It's definitely the people. I love the people, you know? It's an emotion people, but the nature as well. With the people. So it's the resource of the country that I love about Congo. If you had a chance to change one thing about your country, Congo, what would it be? If I had one thing to change about my country, Congo, I would want us to be... We are united as a people, but more united as infrastructure, like roads. Like people from Kinshasa can take a road trip to Bukavu or Goma or Lumbashi or even Kassai, you know, or even to Kuatel, all those provinces. And I wish I could take those road trips instead of just being on the plane and going. I'm a guy that love road trips. In America, I took a lot of road trips. So if one thing I could change is definitely the roads infrastructure. Road infrastructures. Yeah, yeah, definitely. Yeah. We have so many young Africans that were born in the diaspora. That maybe your story or whatever you're going to tell them might inspire them to follow your leads or follow your footsteps. What would that message be? My message to them would be figure out what you want to do in America or in Europe. Figure that out and put your 100 in it and work in that field if you can. But don't forget about Africa. Don't forget about here. There's people looking up to here. And don't just be one of the people over there. Be the person here. Be the main person that brings it here. You know, you will be a hero. You will be a trailblazer out here if you do that. So that would be my message. Like follow what you're doing and then show us to the people in Africa here. Show us how you did it. So the people can learn how you did it. That's all we can do. All we can do is learn. So just don't forget about Africa. That's what I would say. I want to say thank you so much for talking to me. I really appreciate your time. I appreciate you. I will see you somewhere in another country. All right, man. Like, yo, this place is so pretty, man. Look at that. Like, you see, this is something that you'll never get anywhere in the world. Just right here. It's traditional. It's fishing, traditionally. That's amazing, man. That's so pretty. Yeah. Bonjour. Bonjour. Bonjour. Oh, hey. Cheese, man. Cheese. Thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to like the video. Subscribe and be part of this awesome family. I'll see you in the next one. I am Maya. Peace out.