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Category: Africa

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Latest Africa stories, analysis, and updates from SOFREP.

Morning Brief: Trump on Iran Protests, UFO File Release, Army Drone Innovation, Nigeria IED Strike

Morning Brief: Trump on Iran Protests, UFO File Release, Army Drone Innovation, Nigeria IED Strike

February 21, 2026

Trump escalates rhetoric over Iran’s protest death toll and signals possible strikes as the rial collapses, orders a review of UFO/UAP files, Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers win an Army drone innovation competition, and reports emerge of an IED strike on a Nigerian Army armored vehicle in Zamfara.

Morning Brief: U.S. Military Buildup Near Iran Expands Strike Options as Tigray Mobilizes, Burma Fighting Persists, and Ukraine Foreign Legion Faces Torture Allegations

Morning Brief: U.S. Military Buildup Near Iran Expands Strike Options as Tigray Mobilizes, Burma Fighting Persists, and Ukraine Foreign Legion Faces Torture Allegations

February 19, 2026

U.S. naval forces mass near Iran as tensions rise, while fighting intensifies in Tigray and Myanmar and new allegations shake Ukraine’s foreign legion.

Morning Brief: Ukraine National Anti-Corruption Bureau Detains Halushchenko; Mexico Cartel Killings and US Tanker Boarding

Morning Brief: Ukraine National Anti-Corruption Bureau Detains Halushchenko; Mexico Cartel Killings and US Tanker Boarding

February 16, 2026

Ukraine detains ex-minister in graft probe; UN details Darfur massacre; Mexico mine workers found in graves; US boards Venezuela-linked tanker.

Evening Brief: CENTCOM Hits ISIS in Syria, Russia Tests Starlink Alternative, 32 Killed in Nigeria, Crew-12 Docks at ISS

Evening Brief: CENTCOM Hits ISIS in Syria, Russia Tests Starlink Alternative, 32 Killed in Nigeria, Crew-12 Docks at ISS

February 15, 2026

U.S. forces intensified strikes against ISIS in Syria as Russia tested a high-altitude communications platform positioned as a Starlink alternative, motorcycle gunmen massacred civilians in Nigeria, and NASA’s Crew-12 restored full staffing aboard the ISS.

Morning Brief: Russia Tightens Telegram Controls, Trump Warns Iran, Sudan War Draws in Regional Powers

Morning Brief: Russia Tightens Telegram Controls, Trump Warns Iran, Sudan War Draws in Regional Powers

February 11, 2026

Russia tightens controls on Telegram, Trump warns Iran of consequences, and new reporting links Ethiopia to training Sudan’s RSF fighters.

Morning Brief: Ukraine F-16 Gun Kill Signals Shift in Air War as Regional Crises Deepen

Morning Brief: Ukraine F-16 Gun Kill Signals Shift in Air War as Regional Crises Deepen

February 9, 2026

Ukraine confirms an F-16 gun kill as the air war evolves, while Sudan, Cuba, and Kyiv confront widening strains tied to protracted conflict.

Evening Brief: U.S. Transfers ISIS Detainees, SDF Integrates With Damascus, Floods Hit Idlib, Violence Spreads in Nigeria

Evening Brief: U.S. Transfers ISIS Detainees, SDF Integrates With Damascus, Floods Hit Idlib, Violence Spreads in Nigeria

February 8, 2026

U.S. forces are transferring ISIS detainees from Syria to Iraq as Damascus and the SDF begin security integration talks, while deadly floods hit Idlib displacement camps and coordinated militant raids escalate violence in Nigeria’s northwest.

Evening Brief: Super Bowl Flyovers to Iran Carrier Pressure, Harvard Cutoffs, and Nigeria’s Expanding Fight: This Week in U.S. Military Power

Evening Brief: Super Bowl Flyovers to Iran Carrier Pressure, Harvard Cutoffs, and Nigeria’s Expanding Fight: This Week in U.S. Military Power

February 7, 2026

America is flexing across the board this week, pulling Raptors for real missions, parking a carrier off Iran during talks, cutting Harvard out of officer development, and shoving a battalion into Nigeria as another quiet front turns hot.

Morning Brief: President Trump, NATO, China, and Nigeria: Tough Love, Hard Power, and What Comes Next

Morning Brief: President Trump, NATO, China, and Nigeria: Tough Love, Hard Power, and What Comes Next

February 7, 2026

President Trump’s tough-love approach is forcing allies to grow up, adversaries to move faster, and the United States to confront the real costs of pressure as NATO strains, China postures, and America quietly expands its footprint in places like Nigeria.

Morning Brief: Ukraine Peace Talks Resume; Nigeria Reels From Deadly Attacks

Morning Brief: Ukraine Peace Talks Resume; Nigeria Reels From Deadly Attacks

February 5, 2026

Ukraine and Russia resume U.S.-brokered peace talks as Washington expands missile production and Nigeria reels from a mass-casualty attack amid regional insecurity.

Morning Brief: Russia Intensifies Missile Campaign in Ukraine as Vietnam Recalibrates Defense and Libya Closes a Gaddafi Chapter

Morning Brief: Russia Intensifies Missile Campaign in Ukraine as Vietnam Recalibrates Defense and Libya Closes a Gaddafi Chapter

February 4, 2026

Russia intensified missile and drone strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid as Vietnam recalibrated its defense posture and Libya closed a final chapter of the Gaddafi era.

Evening Brief: Gaza, Hormuz, Nigeria, and Minnesota: Flashpoints and the Fog of Current Global Conflict

Evening Brief: Gaza, Hormuz, Nigeria, and Minnesota: Flashpoints and the Fog of Current Global Conflict

January 31, 2026

Gaza sees heavy Israeli fire around Khan Younis and a Rafah crossing reopening, Iran ups the ante in the Strait of Hormuz as the Abraham Lincoln arrives, ISWAP overruns a Nigerian base in Borno, and a federal judge lets ICE’s “Operation Metro Surge” continue in Minnesota despite state opposition.

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