In an interview with La Tribune Afrique, Benson Adenuga, head of the CDC Group office in Nigeria, assures that CDC Group is ready to meet the most complex development challenges in Africa. The United Kingdom's development finance institution has recently launched a real offensive on the African continent.

CDC Group positions itself in strategic sectors and markets. It invests in sectors that generate transformational impact and significantly improve people's quality of life in a sustainable and environmentally responsible way. According to Benson Adenuga, the group remains committed to its ambition to invest up to US$1 billion in African businesses in 2021 across many dynamic sectors. "Strengthening the healthcare and manufacturing sectors in our markets has never been such an important investment objective, as these industries continue to play a frontline role in CDC's response to the Covid-19 pandemic. 19. Our funding is supporting Medical Credit Fund (MCF) projects in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Uganda and Tanzania, which are expected to train more than 2,500 healthcare professionals, provide PPE to more than 2,000 health workers and support clinics that reach more than three million patients a year. Through MedAccess, we are also supporting the delivery – through the COVAX facility – of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa,” he said. CDC's investment in Francophone Africa includes commitments in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Gabon, and extends to the sectors of health, manufacturing, food and agriculture, infrastructure and logistics.