World class advisory
for local challenges.

We advise governments, private sector players and multilateral agencies on the infrastructure that Africa and the MENA region are building now.

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Projects delivered across rail, energy, water and public reform

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Practices, each led by a sector specialist

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Who we are

A specialist firm, in the markets it advises.

Proficient brings together engineers, economists, policy specialists and operators who have delivered the same class of project our clients are about to start.

What separates us is not global reach. It is local depth. Our advisors live in the markets they serve, which means they understand the procurement rules, the political calendar, the utility that will actually operate the asset, and the institution that will maintain it in year fifteen.

Reference programmes include the Cairo Monorail, the Lusail Light Rail, Route 2020 on the Dubai Metro and the Dakar Regional Express Train, alongside the structuring of USD 1.3 billion in Sukuk across Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Togo.

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How we work

Four commitments we hold to on every file.

The best advice is never imported whole. It is built from context and held to a global standard of evidence.

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We are already in the market

Our advisors have spent careers inside the regulatory environments they now advise on. They know which approvals move quickly, which do not, and who has to sign.

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Every recommendation carries its evidence

Demand modelling, cost benchmarking, stakeholder mapping and risk registers sit behind each position we take, and we hand them over with the report.

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We stay through delivery

An engagement runs from problem definition to commissioning. The team that wrote the strategy is the team that sits in the progress meetings two years later.

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We build the client team as we go

Capacity transfer is written into the scope. When we leave, the institution can run, procure and maintain the asset without us.

Where we work

Across Africa and the Middle East.

Headquartered in Dakar, with reference programmes in West, North and Southern Africa and the Gulf.

SenegalCôte d'IvoireMaliTogoEgyptAlgeriaZambiaSouth AfricaQatarUnited Arab Emirates
Dakar Head office, Dakar Countries with reference programmes Programme locations

Tell us what you are trying to build.
We will tell you what it takes.

A preplan is a short structured intake. You describe the challenge, we route it to the practice that has done it before, and you hear from a named advisor within two working days.

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