Nihilent partners with Tanzanian firm

Global consulting and solutions integration company, Nihilent has announced a strategic partnership with Tanzania's Equip Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), an advisory firm that provides governance, risk management and internal audit transformation solutions.

Nihilent and Equip will combine their expertise to address the business challenges faced by organizations in the financial services, government and state-run enterprises and supply chain and logistics.

Minoo Dastur, chief operating officer of Nihilent, said, "Nihilent is engaged in introducing change through information technology, people and process interventions, in systemic manner to improve performance for our customers. Equip's portfolio of Corporate Governance and Risk Management services complements our business and technology consulting portfolio."

Nihilent-Equip partnership is a manifestation of rapidly developing India-Africa bilateral trade relations, which has IT and ITes as one of the core focus areas.

The partnership intends to focus on helping companies in Tanzania on adopting business practices. It also plans on hiring substantial local talent and work towards building local capability through knowledge transfer.

Davith Kahwa, CEO, Equip said, "Nihilent's presence in Markets such as India, North America, Europe, Southern Africa, and Middle East coupled with its expertise in business and technology consulting brings a wealth of consulting experience and exposure. Moreover, Nihilent's strong commitment to emerging economies particularly East Africa makes them a welcome addition to Equip's partner community."