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 * __Thomas Yayi Boni__ **


 * ** Elected president for a second term, was the first president to win an election without a runoff since 1991.  **
 * ** In January 2012 he was elected the chairperson of the African Union.  **
 * ** Became friendly with Ghana’s president John Evans Atta Mills so that the African Union could have a stronger, more united voice.  **
 * ** Was a banker before becoming president.  **
 * ** Has tackled poverty and political corruption.  **


 * __Benin__ **


 * ** Friends with the United States, receives aid from them  **
 * ** Located in Western Africa in between Nigeria and Togo  **
 * ** Population is 9, 598, 787  **
 * ** Economy dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade.  **
 * ** Benin scored highly in the 2009 [|Ibrahim Index of African Governance]  **
 * ** Benin was ranked 15th out of 53 African countries,  **
 * ** Scored particularly well in the categories of Safety & Security and Participation & Human Rights.  **


 * __Benin Scores On Mo Ibrahim Scale__ **


 * __Safety and Rule of Law__ - 66 out of 100 **
 * Rule of Law- 64 out of 100 **
 * Accountability- 48 out of 100 **
 * Personal Safety- 59 out of 100 **
 * National Security- 95 out of 100 **


 * __Participation and Human Rights-__ 65 out of 100 **
 * Participation- 78 out of 100 **
 * Rights- 68 out of 100 **
 * Gender- 49 out of 100 **


 * __Sustainable Economic Opportunity__ - 52 out of 100 **
 * Public Management- 57 out of 100 **
 * Business Environment- 59 out of 100 **
 * Infrastructure- 28 out of 100 **
 * Rural Sector- 66 out of 100 **


 * __Human Development__ - 56 out of 100 **
 * Welfare- 51 out of 100 **
 * Education- 46 out of 100 **
 * Health- 72 out of 100 **


 * ** Has a 60 out of 100 for governance quality and is ranked 11th out of 53 countries.  **


 * ** Over the past 5 years Benin’s governance quality has improved.  **
 * ** Benin is 3rd of 16 Western African countries.  **

** __Works Cited__  **


 * Benin Ranks 11th out of 53 Countries in Latest Assessment of African Governance. Rep. Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 10 Oct. 2011. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. . **
 * "Benin." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 30 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin>. **
 * "Biography of President Boni Yayi." www.beninembassy,us A&E, 2012. Web. Dec.. 2006. [] . **
 * "Biography of Thomas Yayi BONI." African Success :. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. . **
 * "Central Intelligence Agency." CIA. N.p., 11 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. . **
 * "GBC News,, President Mills, Thomas Yayi Boni Stress Need For Greater Co-operation Between Ghana and Benin." GBC News, , President Mills, Thomas Yayi Boni Stress Need For Greater Co-operation Between Ghana and Benin. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, n.d. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. . **
 * "Yayi Boni." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Oct. 2012. . **