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[DW] 2020 will be the last year in office for Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou. Analysts expect the power transition to be peaceful and in accordance with the constitution, despite the regime's authoritarian proclivities. via LATEST NEWS

[DW] The leader of the main opposition party National Freedom Council (CNL) has denounced what he says are plans by the current government to rig elections scheduled for May 20. via LATEST NEWS

[ISS] On 20 January the United Nations Human Rights Committee ruled that returning people to countries where their lives could be threatened by climate change may violate their human rights and be unlawful. This is a landmark ruling because it's the first time the committee has recognised that climate refugees exist. It opens the door to refugee protection for those whose lives are threatened by climate change. via LATEST NEWS

[News24Wire] The debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) descended into a shouting match in the National Assembly after an ANC MP accused EFF leader Julius Malema of domestic violence. via LATEST NEWS

[News24Wire] Cape Town -South Africa's elite athletes have opened the 2020 season with a bang as they begin their early build-up towards the Tokyo Olympics and international campaigns. via SPORT