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1. Guinea Bissau's opposition leader released from jail after months behind bars

   Domingos Simoes Pereira was one of several senior politicians imprisoned by the military following a November coup which took place days after presidential elections.

2. More than 200 dead in landslides at rebel-controlled mine in DR Congo

   The Rubaya site produces about 15 per cent of the world's coltan, a key ingredient used to make smartphones.

3. Italian officials on trial over deadly 2023 migrant shipwreck

   At least 94 people, including 35 children, died when the boat crashed on the rocks off the tourist town of Steccato di Cutro.

4. UN says climate shocks driving displacement in Mozambque

   The southern African country's latest bout of flooding has claimed nearly 140 lives since October 1, according to the National Disasters Management Institute, while nearly 400,000 people have had to flee their homes

5. Iran steps up diplomacy as threat of US attack grows

   Iran is ready for dialogue to resolve tensions with the United States but that there are no concrete plans for talks with Washington, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday