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Horn Audit, Compliance & Risk Advisory Ltd (Horn ACR Advisory) is a premier professional services firm purpose-built for the evolving East African financial ecosystem.
Headquartered in Mogadishu with a regional presence in Nairobi, we serve as a trusted advisory partner to financial institutions navigating increasingly complex regulatory environments.
Our multidisciplinary team brings over 15 years of combined expertise, combining deep local market knowledge with internationally recognized compliance frameworks. We advise banks, microfinance institutions, fintechs, Takaful operators, development finance institutions, and financial regulators across the region.
Horn ACR Advisory was founded on a singular conviction: that East African financial institutions deserve advisory support that is simultaneously world-class in rigor and grounded in regional realities. We bridge that gap.
Our mission
Strengthening Institutions. To deliver independent audits, specialized advisory, and professional capacity building that align financial institutions with international standards — fostering resilience, compliance, and sustainable governance.
Our Vision
Global Reach. Local Impact. To be the leading regional advisory firm in East Africa — recognized for unwavering integrity, technical excellence, and the measurable strengthening of financial systems across the region.
Core values
Integrity
We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards. Every engagement is conducted with transparency, objectivity, and professional independence
Excellence
We pursue rigor in every deliverable — aligning with FATF, AAOIFI, Basel, and OECD frameworks to deliver internationally benchmarked outputs.
Regional Impact
We are invested in the long-term development of East African financial systems, not merely in
Partnership
We engage as long-term partners — invested in client success and institution-building, not one-off transactions.
Independence
Our assessments are free from commercial or political influence, ensuring conclusions that regulators and boards can rely upon.
Empowerment
We transfer knowledge and build internal capacity so that institutions strengthen from the inside out.