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The text highlights a broader trend of 'third-term' attempts in Africa, citing examples in Guinea and Burundi, and calls on the AU and ECOWAS to treat such constitutional manipulations as unconstitutional changes of government.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"President Alassane Ouattara's decision to run for a third term in the October 2020 elections has led to protests and violence, echoing the post-election crises of 2000 and 2010/2011.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) justifies Ouattara's third-term candidacy by arguing that the constitution passed on 8 November 2016 established a Third Republic, effectively resetting the presidential term counter.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'third-term' phenomenon is a wider regional issue, with Guinea's President Alpha Condé and former Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza using similar constitutional arguments to justify extending their mandates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Political instability in Côte d’Ivoire is further exacerbated by the removal of key figures like Laurent Gbagbo, Charles Blé Goudé, and Guillaume Soro from the voters roll following 20-year prison sentences imposed by Ivorian courts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The author contends that the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) should classify opportunistic constitutional amendments to prolong mandates as unconstitutional changes of government.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"issafri-000611#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["governance"],"geography_discussed":["Guinea","Burundi","Burkina Faso","Mali","Guinea-Bissau","Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["political analysis"]},{"id":"iisd-001714","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001714","title":"The Risk of ISDS Claims Through National Investment Laws: Another “Damocles sword” hanging over governments’ COVID-19 related measures?","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":"2020-09","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/2020-09/isds-claims-investment-laws-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines how national investment laws can provide a pathway for foreign investors to initiate ISDS claims, potentially challenging government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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Through case studies from Ghana, the Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Côte d’Ivoire, the guide demonstrates how civil society engagement and targeted advocacy can lead to improved forest governance, including the recognition of community land rights and the implementation of sustainable management principles.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A qualitative legal reform process must be preceded by a clear national strategic forest policy, as the law serves as the instrument for implementing that determined strategy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Effective legal reform requires a preliminary analysis of the existing legal framework to identify 'legal loopholes' and inconsistencies between forestry legislation and other sectors such as mining, agriculture, and land rights.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Meaningful stakeholder participation must go beyond simple consultation to include active engagement and dialogue, ensuring that laws are equitable, consensual, and practically feasible in their local context.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To ensure accessibility and meaningful participation, draft legal texts should avoid overly technical language and be supported by graphics, visuals, and explanatory documents.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Laws should be designed following a strict legal hierarchy, ensuring that regulations and laws comply with the Constitution and ratified international treaties to avoid being invalidated.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Ghana, civil society advocacy led to the Timber Resources Management and Legality Licensing Regulation 2017 (LI 2254), which addressed an opaque permit allocation process and aligned the regime with the EU-FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the Republic of Congo, structured advocacy by civil society with parliamentarians contributed to the recognition of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and the granting of management rights for 'community forests' in the Forest Code.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Liberia's Land Rights Act of 2018 expanded on previous forestry laws by granting ownership of customary land to communities and explicitly ensuring equal rights for women in the management and use of that land.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In Côte d’Ivoire, the use of a multi-stakeholder legal working group (LWG) provided a critical interface between the Ministry of Forests and other actors, facilitating the development of the 2019 Forest Code.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"client-000843#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["land tenure","Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation","Free, Prior and Informed Consent","Nationally Determined Contributions"],"geography_discussed":["Gabon","West Africa","Central Africa"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["practical guide","case study analysis"]},{"id":"issafri-002743","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/issafri-002743","title":"The trade in tools of torture: A South African case study","publisher":{"name":"Institute for Security Studies","organization":"institute-for-security-studies"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-06","source_url":"https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/sar-37.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report examines the lack of controls on the manufacture, import, and export of law enforcement equipment in South Africa that facilitates torture. 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