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Day: February 13, 2026

UPDATE: Rubaya IS on the Strategic Asset Reserve List—But There’s a Critical Catch

Recent update confirms Rubaya — home to one of the world's largest coltan deposits — has been added to the DRC's Strategic Asset Reserve List under the US partnership deal. However, the critical catch remains: the site is controlled by M23 rebels, faces ongoing conflict, and suffered a catastrophic mine collapse killing over 200 in early 2026, making secure US investment extremely challenging despite priority access promises.
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US-DRC SPA Intelligence Brief | February 13, 2026

Security volatility threatens SPA implementation Mukoko Samba Confirms 25 SAR Assets—Rubaya Included Conditionally Intelligence compiled from actualite.cd interview with Vice Prime Minister Daniel Mukoko Samba, Reuters, Mining Technology, MONUSCO statements, and confidential discussions with DRC government officials, provincial mining authorities, state enterprise contacts, parliamentary sources, industry operators, and sources familiar with SAR asset designation processes. Analysis represents Ascendance Strategies' assessment of Strategic Partnership Agreement implementation dynamics.
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“Two Feet to Pedal”: What Mukoko Samba Just Revealed About the Strategic Asset Reserve List

In his first detailed public comments on the US-DRC Strategic Partnership Agreement's Strategic Asset Reserve (SAR) list, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Daniel Mukoko Samba confirmed that 25 state-owned mining concessions have been designated for preferential US investor access—and explicitly tied their development to Rwanda's military withdrawal from eastern Congo.
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