Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has accused political opponents of orchestrating a campaign against his family following police raids in Belgium linked to a money laundering investigation involving the country’s mining revenues.
Tshisekedi described the investigation as a politically motivated plot aimed at damaging his reputation, according to a video released by his office on Sunday.
His remarks followed searches conducted by Belgian police last month at several properties in Brussels and the surrounding provinces of Flem Brabant and Walloon Brabant.
The raids reportedly targeted residences belonging to relatives and associates of the Congolese president as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering involving proceeds from the country’s mineral resources.
Speaking to members of the Congolese diaspora in Russia, Tshisekedi accused opposition politicians of using the investigation to discredit him and his family.
He questioned the basis of the allegations, saying investigators had yet to publicly disclose any evidence uncovered during the searches.
The president’s comments marked his first public response to the raids, which were carried out following a judicial investigation initiated at the request of Belgium’s federal prosecutor.
The investigation reportedly stems from complaints submitted by non-governmental organisations in July 2025 concerning alleged financial irregularities linked to Congolese mining revenues.
Tshisekedi rejected the accusations and said he had assembled a legal team to challenge the allegations and defend his family’s reputation.
He also maintained that those responsible for exploiting the country’s mineral wealth were already known, without identifying specific individuals.
The Democratic Republic of Congo holds some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, cobalt and other strategic minerals, making its mining sector a major source of national revenue and a frequent subject of corruption allegations.
