{{Short description|Mining town in North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Rubaya |native_name = |native_name_lang = ha |settlement_type = Town |image_skyline = Sur la route de Rubaya-Nord Kivu-Masisi.jpg |imagesize = |image_alt = |image_caption = Hills in Rubaya |image_flag = |flag_alt = |image_seal = |seal_alt = |image_shield = |shield_alt = |etymology = |nickname = |motto = |image_map = |map_alt = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = Democratic Republic of the Congo |pushpin_map_alt = |pushpin_map_caption = Rubaya in the Democratic Republic of the Congo |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_label_position = |mapframe = yes |coordinates = {{coord|1|32|46.5|S|28|52|24.7|E|type:city|display=inline,title}} |coor_pinpoint = |coordinates_footnotes = |subdivision_type = Type |subdivision_name = |subdivision_type1 = |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |established_title = |established_date = |founder = |seat_type = |seat = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |governing_body = |leader_party = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |unit_pref = Metric <!-- ALL fields with measurements have automatic unit conversion --> <!-- for references: use <ref> tags --> |area_footnotes = |area_urban_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_rural_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_metro_footnotes = <!-- <ref> </ref> --> |area_note = |area_water_percent = |area_rank = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank2_title = <!-- square kilometers --> |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_urban_km2 = |area_rural_km2 = |area_metro_km2 = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank2_km2 = <!-- hectares --> |area_total_ha = |area_land_ha = |area_water_ha = |area_urban_ha = |area_rural_ha = |area_metro_ha = |area_blank1_ha = |area_blank2_ha = |length_km = |width_km = |dimensions_footnotes = |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |population_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = auto |population_note = |population_demonym = |timezone1 = |utc_offset1 = |timezone1_DST = |utc_offset1_DST = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code_type = |area_code = |area_codes = <!-- for multiple area codes --> |iso_code = |website = <!-- {{Official URL}} --> |module = |footnotes = }} '''Rubaya''' is a mining town in Masisi Territory, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is 70 km (45 miles) to the west of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province.<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|last= Makumeno|first= Emery|date= 5 March 2026|title= DR Congo government says 200 killed after landslide at rebel-held mine|url= https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7955g70jgjo|website= |location= Kinshasa|publisher= BBC|access-date= 19 May 2026|archive-date= 11 May 2026|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260511133740/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7955g70jgjo|url-status= live}}</ref> As of March 2026, the town is currently under control of rebels from the Rwandan-backed rebel paramilitary group, the March 23 Movement (M23), as part of the Second M23 rebellion.<ref name="BBC"/>
==History== {{Further information|Rubaya mines}} On 2 May 2024, M23 rebels issued a statement that said they had seized Rubaya for its deposits of tantalum, a type of metal extracted from coltan that is used in the production of smartphones.<ref>{{cite web|last1= Malkia|first1= Christina|last2= Banchereau|first2= Mark|date= 3 May 2024|title= M23 rebels seize key smartphone mineral mining town in eastern Congo|url= https://apnews.com/article/congo-rebels-mining-smartphones-efeccc189dfa64a2a010fd3240fc3880|website= |location= |publisher= Associated Press|access-date= 19 May 2026|archive-date= 6 March 2026|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260306204228/https://apnews.com/article/congo-rebels-mining-smartphones-efeccc189dfa64a2a010fd3240fc3880|url-status= live}}</ref> The rebels then imposed taxes on the export and transport of coltan.<ref>{{cite web|last= McMakin|first= Wilson|date= 5 March 2026|title= Miners digging for world tech material are dying in Congo. Here's why|url= https://apnews.com/article/congo-rubaya-collapse-explainer-e32aaa904c1e6e1185b4f1d62195d857|website= |location= |publisher= Associated Press|access-date= 19 May 2026|archive-date= 1 April 2026|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260401115012/https://apnews.com/article/congo-rubaya-collapse-explainer-e32aaa904c1e6e1185b4f1d62195d857|url-status= live}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://www.mindat.org/loc-408188.html Rubaya] on Mindat.org
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