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Meet Patrice Talon, Benin's cotton tycoon turned president

Patrice Talon, the eighth president of Benin and the country's most influential businessman of the past three decades, has built one of West Africa's most consequential careers across two arenas, cotton and the state. By the time he took the oath of office in Cotonou on April 6, 2016, he had already been ranked the 15th wealthiest person in sub-Saharan Africa, with a fortune valued at around $400 million. Nearly a decade in power later, he has s…
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Billionaires.Africa broke the news on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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