Benin Court Confirms President's Re-Election

After some chaotic polls, Yayi Boni, who came to office in 2006, has been confirmed by the Benin's constitutional court to be the Presient of Benin for five more years.The court has rejected the appeals of candidates Abdoulaye Bio Tchané and Adrien Houngbédji, who challenged the president's victory in the first round. They were persuaded that they were persistent cases of corruption during the organization of the elections.

Today (the 6th of April 2011), Yayi Boni's term will take effect at 12:00 am.

In 2006, Yayi Boni had pledged to crack down on corruptions but now he finds himself under fire over an alleged Ponzi scheme that left thousands of Beninese without their savings. Let us see what other surprises the people of Benin will discover during his second mandate!

The Court has also asked Boni to present a written declaration of all his assets to Benin's Court of Finances, both at the beginning and end of his presidential term.  

Yayi Boni will face a mulititude of challenges in his second term:  the Ponzi scheme which had exposed last year 2.5 million Beninese who lost their savings; floods which destroyed 55, 000 homes, killed tens of thousands of livestock and affected some 680, 000 people...

Yayi Boni will have to regain credibility of the public. He will need to move forward with infrastructure and development projects to help rebuild our country Benin.

Bonne Chance Dr. Yayi Boni!

Niger: What about Education Now Mr. Le President Mahamadou Issoufou

L'opposant historique Mahamadou Issoufou a remporté avec près de 58% des suffrages l'élection présidentielle au Niger, selon les résultats provisoires annoncés lundi par la commission électorale.

Le second tour, dont le bon déroulement a été salué par les observateurs internationaux, était destiné à rétablir un régime civil après un an de junte militaire, à la suite du coup d'Etat de février 2010 contre Mamadou Tandja.Ces résultats provisoires de la Céni doivent désormais être transmis au Conseil constitutionnel, qui a 15 jours pour proclamer les résultats définitifs. L'investiture du nouveau président est prévue le 6 avril.

Niger's history in the 50 years since independence has been a series of coups and military regimes.

Mahamadou Issoufou, whose Social Democratic Party represents change, is expected to perform miracles in one of the world's poorest countries.

During the campaign, Mahamadou Issoufou promised to dissolve parliament and organise legislative elections for a more representative assembly in the vast, landlocked country on the edge of the Sahara desert.

He  vowed to tackle the poverty that afflicts about 60 per cent of the population, protect against the cyclical food crises, and assure an equitable distribution of the country's wealth from uranium.

But what about EDUCATION? Monsieur le President! Education is the guardian of democracy!