A great passion that keeps paving its way
From the privatisation of the CARDER Atlantique Track Unit in 1992 to a sub-regional player with 2,290 employees.
A word from the Chairman and CEO
In 1990, the Structural Adjustment Programme required Benin to privatise the CARDER Atlantique Track Unit. It was in this context that ADEOTI SA was born in 1992.
Drawing on our expertise as Rural Equipment Engineers, we won the privatisation tender and were awarded the Atlantique Tracks maintenance programme from 1993 to 1997. This venture was made possible by the financial support of ECOBANK.
We started in 1994 with 70 employees from the Track Unit. Today our workforce numbers 2,290 people and our fleet has grown to nearly 500 machines. Our projects now cover the whole of Benin and the sub-region, notably Togo and Côte d'Ivoire.
Today my son Kamal Dine, Deputy Managing Director, has taken up the torch. I stand alongside him so that the company continues its international growth.
“Building Benin and Africa starts with building skilled, proud and self-reliant African teams: a passion that has kept paving its way since 1992.”Mr ADEOTI SALAMI Yaya, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The next generation, opening up to the world
Mr Kamal Dine A. ADEOTI, Deputy Managing Director of ADEOTI SA and Managing Director of FFA HOLDING. Civil engineer (École Polytechnique de Montréal, 2004), Master's in engineering (ÉTS Montréal, 2006), member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec.
He joined as a trainee engineer in 2005 on the Djougou – Natitingou road, then served as works manager, country manager in Togo, and technical director and project director from 2009 to 2026. In twenty years he has led some thirty road and port projects in Benin, Togo and Côte d'Ivoire.
He leads the 2026-2029 strategic plan, the triple ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 certification targeted for 2027, and the Group's international development, notably with FFA HOLDING, present in 9 countries in West and Central Africa.
- 2005
Trainee engineer
ADEOTI SA, Djougou – Natitingou road.
- 2007
Works manager
COMAN and SMTC terminals, Port of Cotonou.
- 2009
Technical director and project director
Until 2026.
- 2011
Country manager, Togo
Until 2016.
- 2015
Board member
OKOUTA CARRIÈRES SA.
- 2026
Deputy Managing Director
ADEOTI SA, and Managing Director of FFA HOLDING.
Idiatou A. ADEOTI, twenty years at the heart of the Group's finances
Mrs Idiatou A. ADEOTI, Secretary General of the ADEOTI Group. The founder's daughter, she was trained by her father and has known the company from the inside for more than twenty years.
She joined in 2004 as assistant to the purchasing manager and worked in every part of the finance function: accounting, banking, treasury and tax, before taking over the finance department in 2010. As Administrative and Finance Director from 2014 to 2026, she oversaw the transition from Entreprise ADEOTI Sarl to ADEOTI SA and the Group's financial strength.
Secretary General of the Group since 2026, she takes full part in its international expansion. Her detailed knowledge of the job sites, suppliers, banks and tax authorities makes her a pillar of the Group's governance.
Education: MBA equivalent in Management Accounting (2012); professional degree in Management Accounting, Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, London (2009). Bilingual French – English.
- 2004
Assistant to the purchasing manager
Entreprise ADEOTI.
- 2007
Accounting assistant
Suppliers, banks, international transactions.
- 2009
Assistant to the finance director
Entreprise ADEOTI.
- 2010
Finance director
Entreprise ADEOTI Sarl.
- 2014
Administrative and Finance Director
ADEOTI SA.
- 2026
Secretary General of the Group
Committed to its international expansion.
The Group in figures
Since 1992, ADEOTI SA has built its growth on rigour, loyal teams and the trust of public and private clients.
Financial strength and capacity
A strongly growing business, equity that strengthens every year and partner banks committed alongside us on major road programmes.
Our history
From privatisation to the sub-region.
- 1990
The founding context
The Structural Adjustment Programme calls for the privatisation of the CARDER Atlantique Track Unit, responsible for building and maintaining rural tracks.
- 1992
ADEOTI SA is founded
ADEOTI SA is founded in Cotonou, with financial support from ECOBANK.
- 1993
First major contract
Acquisition of the Track Unit's equipment and award of the Atlantique Tracks maintenance programme (1993-1997).
- 1994
Operations begin
70 employees, a fleet of about 30 machines, projects limited to the Atlantique department.
- 2008
Major national projects
Rehabilitation of the Airport – Place du Souvenir road, SMTC terminal at the Port of Cotonou. The Group now covers the whole of Benin.
- 2014
Going international
First major joint-venture projects in Togo (Koumea – Pya) and Côte d'Ivoire (Yopougon, Abidjan – Vridi).
- 2015
OKOUTA CARRIÈRES is founded
A subsidiary dedicated to producing and selling crushed granite.
- 2022
Extruded concrete and slipform paving
Kerbs, gutters, drains and GBA/DBA barriers in extruded concrete, with GOMACO and WIRTGEN machines.
- 2023
Major projects in the North
Start of the Kota – Kouandé and Nikki – Kalalé – Ségbana projects.
- 2025
FFA joins the Group
The ADEOTI Group acquires FFA (Fondations et Forages d'Afrique): drilling, geotechnics and special foundations.
2,290 women and men building Benin
An HR policy suited to the African context and to modern management: priority given to knowledge of African culture, initiative, autonomy and responsibility.
| Category | DCE | DT | DAF | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior managers | 1 | 83 | 4 | 88 |
| Middle managers | 1 | 94 | 7 | 102 |
| Senior technicians | 3 | 83 | 3 | 89 |
| Supervisors and skilled workers | 3 | 381 | 4 | 388 |
| Workers and labourers | 10 | 1,598 | 15 | 1,623 |
| Total | 18 | 2,239 | 33 | 2,290 |
DCE: Sales and Operations Department · DT: Technical Department · DAF: Administration and Finance Department.
A corporate culture rooted in Africa
Beyond its projects, the ADEOTI Group has since 1992 nurtured a corporate culture focused on sustainable performance.
Initiative and autonomy
Empowering teams at every level.
Knowledge of the African terrain
Our differentiating strength in the sub-region.
Operational excellence
Quality, deadlines and safety on every project.
Job stability
Retaining talent and passing on know-how.
Transparency and integrity
Rigorous conduct in public procurement.
Local partnerships
Preference for regional subcontracting and purchasing.
Our environmental commitment
Control of runoff and drainage, management of rights-of-way and materials, site rehabilitation: our projects integrate the environmental dimension, in line with the requirements of international donors.