Africa Intelligence Brief for February 5, 2026

2026-02-05 - 17:25

What matters today 1) Great Lakes tensions rise again as Rwanda’s Kagame publicly pushes back on international handling of eastern Congo. 2) Nigeria’s security crisis spreads and hardens, forcing a new troop surge after a mass-casualty village attack and a separate high-profile hostage saga ends. 3) Capital is still moving: a Congo copper-cobalt deal and