Who we are
A research, strategic-consulting and organisational-transformation firm created to answer the challenges of national and international businesses.

A word from the Managing Director
In Africa, opportunity often comes before reliable data. Markets move faster than studies, consumer aspirations change before the indicators capture them, and the most decisive choices are made in spaces that classic analytical tools struggle to reach. EGS was founded precisely to answer that reality.
Our ambition is not to offer generic answers to complex questions, but to support our clients, companies, investors, governments and development partners, with strategic intelligence rooted in local dynamics.
Beyond growth, what I care about most deeply is longevity. Too many remarkable African companies disappear or weaken at moments of transition. EGS stands alongside leaders, entrepreneurial families and management teams to build solid institutions that last.
Our ambition is to contribute to the rise of African companies that do not merely grow but endure, innovate, and take part in the prosperity of generations to come. That is the meaning of our work. It is what commits us every day.
Paul ADOVOHEKPEManaging Director, EGS
EGS is a research, strategic-consulting and organisational-transformation firm, created to answer the challenges of national and international businesses.
To support businesses, public institutions, international organisations and development actors in reaching their strategic goals, with innovative, concrete solutions adapted to their economic, social and institutional contexts, while contributing, through our commitments and actions, to lasting social progress in the communities we serve.
To become a reference partner in Africa and internationally for strategic consulting, capacity building and the engineering of projects with strong economic and social impact.
Our people
Based in Cotonou, present across Africa and internationally, our consultants stay close to every project, from first conversation to final result.

Our founders stay personally involved in every project, keeping it coherent, rigorous and human.

In-house specialists in strategy, communication and transformation, extended by a network of external consultants across Africa and beyond.

Seasoned figures who bring perspective, networks and high standards to projects with real economic and social stakes.
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Through the NGO Élan Social Support (ESS), EGS also takes part in designing and funding programmes that concretely improve community life across Africa.
Our organisation
EGS is organised around one simple principle: every function must create value, not bureaucracy. Under the Founder & President and the Managing Director, four competence hubs form the firm's operational backbone, with a workforce augmented by AI, alongside the NGO Élan Social Support, which embodies EGS's commitment to social impact. These teams are supported by an international Advisory Committee.
EGS is lean by choice. Expert by demand. Organised for impact.
Vision · Strategic partnerships · Representation
General management · Leadership · Supervision
Administration · Finance · Control
Business development · Client relations · Resources
Coordination · Design · Innovation · Dakar
Intelligence · Automation · AI · Research
« Human leadership. AI acceleration. Impact at scale. »
EGS's commitment to social impact. Designing and funding programmes that concretely improve community life across Africa.
Strategic guidance, networks and visibility. A purely advisory role, with no management authority over operations.
A few figures
The figures below reflect the cumulative experience of our experts.
Fields of expertise
Study assignments
Institutions supported
Countries covered