Building Confidence for Investment in Africa
Independent, partner-led advisory supporting investors, multinational companies, institutions and project sponsors navigating Africa’s commercial, financial, tax, regulatory and investment environment.Zimbabwe · Zambia · Regional Africa
- Years experience
- 20+Years experience
- Direct presence
- Zimbabwe & ZambiaDirect presence
- Project experience
- US$350M–US$1.5BProject experience
- Delivery model
- Partner-ledDelivery model
Africa’s investment story is being written in its regulatory rooms as much as in its boardrooms.
Local intelligence. International standards.
Walker Consulting Services is an independent, partner-led advisory firm helping businesses, investors, institutions and project sponsors navigate complex African markets.
From investment structuring and market entry through tax, finance, regulatory compliance, project advisory and ongoing operations, we combine local market intelligence with international professional standards.
Sectors served
- Infrastructure & Construction
- Energy & Renewables
- Mining & Natural Resources
- Technology & Digital Services
- Financial Services
- Agriculture & Agro-Processing
- Manufacturing
- Professional & Business Services
- Public Sector & Development Institutions
A full-spectrum
advisory platform.
advisory platform.
From taxation and corporate governance through to infrastructure advisory, BPO and transactions — one relationship covers the entire investment lifecycle.
- 01
Taxation
Corporate and cross-border tax, transfer pricing, exchange control and the emerging digital tax regimes.
- 02
Corporate & Governance Advisory
Strategic advisory for business expansion, governance and transactions.
- 03
Investment & Market Entry Advisory
Helping international investors establish, structure and expand operations across African markets.
- 04
Regulatory and Government Services
Helping organisations navigate regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
- 05
Accounting & Finance Outsourcing
Scalable finance, accounting, payroll and reporting solutions supporting investors from market entry through established operations.
How we support the investor journey.
Six stages stand between a decision and a trading business. Walker covers all six — so the adviser who structured the entry is the one filing the returns two years later.
Explore
Enter
Establish
Operate
Grow
Protect
- Market intelligence
- Opportunity assessment
- Commercial feasibility
- Regulatory landscape
- Investment structuring
- Tax structuring
- Licensing and registrations
- Market-entry implementation
- Corporate setup
- Accounting systems
- Governance
- Banking and operational readiness
- Accounting
- Tax compliance
- Payroll and BPO
- Regulatory compliance
- Management reporting
- Expansion strategy
- Transaction advisory
- Transfer pricing
- Capital and project advisory
- Tax controversy
- Risk management
- Governance
- Regulatory engagement
- Dispute support
Explore
- Market intelligence
- Opportunity assessment
- Commercial feasibility
- Regulatory landscape
Enter
- Investment structuring
- Tax structuring
- Licensing and registrations
- Market-entry implementation
Establish
- Corporate setup
- Accounting systems
- Governance
- Banking and operational readiness
Operate
- Accounting
- Tax compliance
- Payroll and BPO
- Regulatory compliance
- Management reporting
Grow
- Expansion strategy
- Transaction advisory
- Transfer pricing
- Capital and project advisory
Protect
- Tax controversy
- Risk management
- Governance
- Regulatory engagement
- Dispute support
One advisory relationship across the investment lifecycle.
Capability demonstrated through delivery.
Across every engagement the pattern is consistent: regulatory and governance foundations built early are what allow capital to move on schedule.
- Challenge
- An infrastructure investor required regulatory alignment ahead of construction milestones.
- Our role
- A regulatory diagnostic, government liaison, and a compliance roadmap tied to the construction timeline.
- Outcome
- Regulatory alignment achieved ahead of construction milestones.
- Challenge
- A mining sector investor faced complex tax structuring and licensing requirements ahead of market entry.
- Our role
- Tax structuring, compliance advisory and government engagement across the licensing process.
- Outcome
- Investment licence secured with full regulatory compliance.
- Challenge
- A power sector developer required sustained regulatory and investor reporting across a multi-year programme.
- Our role
- Regulatory advisory, investor reporting and government liaison under one coordinated engagement.
- Outcome
- Project delivered within a fully compliant regulatory framework.
- Challenge
- A foreign investor required market-entry structuring across a regulated Southern African jurisdiction.
- Our role
- Structuring, market considerations and regulatory positioning ahead of entry.
- Outcome
- Compliant operational structure supporting phased market entry.
- Challenge
- An infrastructure group required cross-border tax advisory and Reserve Bank liaison across a major project.
- Our role
- Cross-border tax advisory, regulatory compliance and RBZ liaison as a sustained engagement.
- Outcome
- Multi-year advisory relationship maintained across project phases.
- Challenge
- A development finance partner required governance and reporting aligned to international funding requirements.
- Our role
- Governance advisory, compliance support and funder-aligned reporting structures.
- Outcome
- Enhanced transparency and accountability in reporting.
Client identities are withheld in accordance with confidentiality obligations. Case studies are anonymised composites.
Africa is not one market.
Successful African investment requires an understanding of the regulatory, institutional, commercial and cultural realities of each market. We combine direct market presence with professional networks and specialist relationships to support cross-border assignments.
Zimbabwe
Harare
Zambia
Lusaka
Pan-Africa
Cross-border advisory
The practice has advised international investors, Chinese state-owned enterprises and development institutions on projects valued between US$350 million and US$1.5 billion.
- Project values advised
- US$350M–US$1.5B
- Directed personally by the Founder
- 100%
- Countries of direct presence
- Zimbabwe & Zambia
- Cross-border experience
- 20+ years
Africa Investment Desk
One point of coordination for international investors.
Entering an African market usually means assembling several advisers, regulators and service providers. We act as the single coordinating relationship across them — supporting China–Africa, Middle East–Africa and other international corridors from first market assessment through establishment and into ongoing operations.
- Market entry
- Tax & regulatory
- Corporate establishment
- Banking & exchange control
- Accounting & BPO
- Immigration
- Government engagement
- Ongoing compliance
Confidence is the true currency of cross-border investment. It is built where regulatory intent meets institutional practice — in tax structuring that withstands scrutiny, in governance frameworks that satisfy boards and lenders alike, and in advisory relationships that outlast a single transaction.
- Regulatory Clarity
- Governance Discipline
- Investment Confidence
Partner-led
Direct Partner accountability on every engagement, from first diagnostic to final delivery.
Institutional insight
Advisory grounded in direct experience within regulatory and government institutions.
Cross-border expertise
Fluency in structuring and advising across Zimbabwe, Zambia and international counterparties.
Technical rigour
Multidisciplinary, credentialed professionals applying institutional-grade standards.
Fast execution
Disciplined monthly and quarterly cycles that keep compliance and reporting on schedule.
Long-term relationships
Advisory designed to evolve with clients, from market entry through to maturity.
Why international clients choose Walker.
- Every engagement directed personally by the Founder & Principal Advisor.
- Leadership grounded in RBZ, ZIMRA and Ministry of Finance / World Bank work.
- Direct experience navigating ministries and public-sector approvals.
- Coordinated advisory across Zimbabwe, Zambia and an expanding footprint, including projects over US$1 billion.
- Standards benchmarked against international advisory practice.
- Advice framed around transaction and investment outcomes, not compliance alone.
- Partner-led structure enables fast turnaround on time-sensitive matters.
- A relationship model built to evolve with the client from entry through to maturity.
- An independent, partner-led firm trusted by governments, investors and institutions.
The people you will actually work with.
Walker Nyachowe
Founder & Principal Advisor
Walker Nyachowe leads the firm’s cross-border tax, regulatory and investment advisory engagements.
Over two decades across taxation, regulatory affairs and investment advisory, including leadership positions at BDO Zimbabwe, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (Exchange Control), ZIMRA, and Ministry of Finance / World Bank programme work — a vantage point on regulatory systems from both the regulator’s and the adviser’s side of the table.
ACMA, CGMA · PAAB Registered Tax Accountant · ZICA Member · Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE) · MSc · B.Com (Economics)
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Listen Matunhira
Director — Consulting
Listen Matunhira leads accounting, audit and corporate secretarial delivery across both offices.
B.Compt Hons Acc (UNISA), Articles
We do not regret moving our business from traditional big name firms to Walker Consulting Services. They helped us immensely and demonstrated expertise, professionalism, excellence in handling tax and accounting issues affecting our projects in Zimbabwe. The team helped us immensely in our dealings with tax authorities, various government agencies and other key stakeholders. We definitely recommend them to others.
Project ManagerInternational Energy & Infrastructure Group
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