Africa's Sovereign Advisory & Strategic Investment Firm
Anchored Nairobi · 01°17′S 36°49′E · Northern · Central · LAPSSET · DESSU
Building nations.
Mobilising capital.
Delivering impact.
An independent sovereign advisory and strategic investment firm — working alongside governments, treasuries, development finance institutions and strategic investors to turn national priorities into investment-ready programmes, from concept to measurable impact.
Where do you begin
One firm, engaged from your first question to national impact.
For Governments
Presidencies, Cabinet Offices, Ministries, Treasuries, Revenue Authorities and Central Banks — independent advice from national vision to measurable impact.
Sovereign Advisory 02For Investors & DFIs
Development finance institutions, infrastructure authorities and strategic investors — bankable, investment-ready programmes and disciplined capital structures.
Investment & Capital 03For Partners
Co-advisors, technical partners and institutions joining us as our footprint extends — one firm, one standard, across the continent's corridors and capitals.
How We DeliverWhat we do
Five practices. One integrated advisory system.
Sovereign Advisory
Independent advice to Presidencies, Cabinet Offices, Ministries and National Treasuries — grounded in evidence, international best practice and practical implementation.
Infrastructure & PPP
Whole-of-lifecycle advice across transport corridors, energy, logistics, housing and urban development — from concept and commercial structuring to procurement, financing and operational readiness.
Strategic Investment & Capital
Commercially robust, bankable programmes capable of attracting long-term capital — combining public resources, development finance and private investment into integrated funding solutions.
Critical Minerals, Energy & Industrialisation
Investment frameworks that maximise national value from natural endowments — moving from extraction toward processing, industrialisation, clean energy and strategic partnerships.
Transactions & Programme Delivery
Client-side representation through procurement, negotiation and implementation — governance, reporting and performance assurance sustained until intended national outcomes are achieved.
How we deliver
The Sovereign Delivery System™
Eight continuous stages aligning policy, finance, procurement and implementation into one programme — enabling governments and investors to move confidently from strategic vision to measurable national outcomes.
National Vision
We begin with the government's own ambition — the national outcome to be achieved.
Where we operate
Anchored in East Africa. Structured for the continent.
We structure programmes that generate long-term national value — anchored on Nairobi and extending along the continent's trade corridors, ports and capitals.
- Northern Corridor Mombasa–Nairobi–Kampala–Kigali, extending toward eastern DRC — East Africa's highest-volume trade artery, anchored on Mombasa Port and the SGR.
- LAPSSET Lamu–Isiolo with branches toward Juba and Addis Ababa — Kenya's second-corridor programme: port, highway, pipeline and rail components.
- Central Corridor Dar es Salaam–Dodoma–Isaka–Kigali, with Lake Tanganyika access — standard-gauge rail under phased delivery.
- DESSU Corridor Djibouti–Ethiopia–South Sudan–Uganda — Red Sea gateway linking the Horn to the East African interior.
Representative capability
Delivering strategic outcomes across sectors.
Representative capability across sovereign advisory, infrastructure, strategic investment and critical minerals. Specific mandates are held in confidence.
Sovereign Advisory
- Revenue modernisation programmes
- Currency-transition frameworks
- Public finance reform
- Executive advisory & Cabinet memoranda
- Institutional restructuring
Infrastructure
- Transport corridors & rail programmes
- Urban regeneration & mobility hubs
- Industrial parks & housing
- Ports & logistics
Strategic Investment
- PPP structuring & capital mobilisation
- Development finance & transaction advisory
- Commercial negotiations
- Financial modelling
Critical Minerals
- Strategic minerals & beneficiation strategies
- Procurement frameworks
- Industrial value chains
- Investor engagement
Leadership
Governance and delivery, in equal measure.
Thule Lenneiye
Founder · Chair, Advisory Board
Providing strategic governance, institutional oversight and long-term direction for the firm.
Joe Karago, OGW
Managing Partner
Leading Acility's sovereign advisory, infrastructure, strategic investment and programme-delivery practice across Africa.
The Acility Insight™
Africa does not lack opportunity. It requires trusted institutions capable of transforming opportunity into sustainable national prosperity.
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Africa's future will be shaped by the decisions made today.
We help governments, institutions and investors make those decisions with confidence, discipline and purpose. Every conversation is treated with discretion.
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