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The lead
One development, and what it means for the framework. Named sources, stated date, explicit confidence. The opening paragraphs are in the free extract.
The Friday Brief
What moved on the partnership this week.
One email, every Friday, on the US-DRC Strategic Partnership: reform, reserves and the Lobito Corridor. The opening extract is free. Subscribers receive it in full.
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Every Friday, the week's lead judgement in its opening paragraphs, with the developments it rests on named and dated. Enough to know whether the week matters to your position.
- The week's lead judgement, opening extract
- What changed, with the source named
- Links to anything published open, including the full explainer library
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- Confidence rating and source vintage on every claim
- What we could not establish this week, and why
- The SPA Glossary, all 42 terms
- Opening extract of every Analysis piece
What is in it
Four things, every week.
The same structure each Friday, so you know where to look. No round-ups, no link dumps, no filler when the week is quiet. A quiet week is reported as a quiet week.
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What moved
Designations, filings, gazettes, cadastre changes and rulings from the week, each with the document it rests on rather than the coverage of it.
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The register watch
What changed in the SAR Registry, the CAMI Registry, the Reform Tracker and the Rating, with the vintage each entry now reflects.
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Open questions
What we could not establish this week, which of the three kinds of not-knowing it falls into, and what would close it. Often the most useful section.
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Beyond the Brief
When a week's reading is not enough.
The Brief tells you what moved. An engagement tells you what it means for your asset, on your timeline, including the parts we would never publish.