Belgium searches Tshisekedi associates over alleged mining money laundering
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Rwandainspirer
Belgian justice is investigating nine associates and partners of Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi, suspected of money laundering linked to DR Congo’s mining revenues. Searches were conducted in Brussels and the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant after complaints were filed in 2025, according to Reuters.
Belgian judicial authorities searched properties linked to associates of Félix Tshisekedi on Wednesday 14 October, as part of an investigation into possible money laundering linked to Congolese mining revenues, according to Reuters.
The operations were carried out in Brussels and in the provinces of Flemish Brabant and Walloon Brabant. They followed complaints filed in 2025 by Congolese non-governmental organisations and former executives of Gécamines, the DR Congo state-owned mining company. The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office confirmed the searches.
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