France, Oct. 15 -- The Belgian federal prosecutor's office confirmed that several searches were conducted simultaneously on Wednesday in Brussels and the two provinces surrounding the Belgian capital.

The office referred to a money-laundering complaint filed in July 2025, although the case is broader in scope, involving accusations of corruption, embezzlement and financial offences linked to mining activities.

In early July 2025, several NGOs in the Katanga region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and four former directors of Gecamines, the state-owned mining company, filed a complaint with the Belgian federal prosecutor's office against members of Tshisekedi's family.

They accuse them of illegally exploiting mines and plunderi...