Midshipman’s threat sparks Naval Academy lockdown, leads to federal charge. It’s Wednesday, September 17, 2025. This is your SOFREP Morning Brief.

The conflict in the Congo is one of the deadliest crises in the world, but many worry that Trump’s interest in the region ...

The energy transition is fueling demand for critical minerals, straining transparency of supply chains. A UN report warns that minerals extracted fro ...

Congolese politician and former planning minister Olivier Kamitatu has condemned Wazalendo militia's threats to exterminate the Banyamulenge and other Congolese Tutsi communities in Uvira, South Kivu ...

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and ...

The M23 said the recruits included Congolese soldiers who surrendered when fighting escalated this year and the local militia ...

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns about a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda.

A military parade by the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo has raised concerns over an impending peace deal between Congo and ...

UK-listed Aterian starts large-scale coltan exports from Rwanda • Firm insists on OECD-compliant sourcing amid Congo conflict concerns • Rwanda’s coltan trade faces scrutiny over alleged links to ...

In the rich highlands of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, coffee harvests are decaying and withering, as an increase ...

The war continues despite the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, signed in Washington under the auspices of Trump. From the outset, observers were cautious ...

In the fertile highlands of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), coffee farmers are watching their livelihoods ...