African Risk Capacity (ARC) Updates

JOHANNESBURG, 16 December 2024 – Africa’s economic and social fabric is disproportionately affected by climate change. Over 95% of Africa's food production depends on rainfed agriculture, with over...

This week, as part of a follow-up mission on the ARC Gender Action Plan for Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Mount Darwin, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, the ARC collaborated with various government...

JOHANNESBURG, le 18 septembre 2024 – Avec l'augmentation des impacts climatiques en Afrique, combler le fossé en matière d’assurance contre les risques de catastrophes est plus critique que jamais,...

JOHANNESBURG, 18 September 2024 – With Africa facing increasing climate impacts, closing the disaster risk insurance gap has become more critical than ever, as revealed at the recent African Risk...

ARC Ltd. releases 2023 Annual Report African Risk Capacity (ARC) Ltd. celebrates a decade of innovation with record growth and ambitious plans for future expansion. JOHANNESBURG, 12 August 2024 – ARC...

In late 2022, the Famine Review Committee identified a risk of famine for several population groups in the Bay region of Somalia. The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Replica funds were consequently...

Lilongwe, Malawi – 02 August 2024: Today, the Government of the Republic of Malawi and its Replica partner, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), received insurance payouts from...

Pretoria, 5 June 2024- More than 30 million people across Southern Africa have been affected by a severe drought. Millions could be pushed into acute hunger unless support is urgently mobilized to...

Johannesburg - The southern African region is experiencing one of its worst droughts in decades, and millions are facing extreme food insecurity and water shortages, amidst a growing climate crisis,...

JOHANNESBURG, 13 February 2024 – African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd.) and the United States Government (USG) have entered into a landmark US$11.7 million partnership to safeguard food security...

JOHANNESBURG, 28 November 2023 – It’s been a year of climate carnage in Africa. At least 15 700 people have lost their lives to extreme weather disasters, according to the latest report from Carbon...

JOHANNESBURG, 17 October 2023 – A recent sovereign risk pools summit hosted by the Centre for Disaster Protection and Gallagher Re has resulted in a joint Memorandum of Understanding. Held on 5...

African Risk Capacity Ltd. assists Malawi Government to scale up the World Bank’s Social Support for Resilient Livelihoods Project through innovative insurance. This development reinforces Malawi’s...

The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group is launching a new insurance mechanism for African countries to cope with the devastating effects of flooding. This parametric insurance product will provide...

The African Risk Capacity would like to thank the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development of Canada, a long-term donor partner of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Agency, following the...

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) is pleased to announce a funding grant of USD 500 000.00 to the African Risk Capacity (ARC) to facilitate climate capacity-building work for...

As the West and Central Africa region counts the cost of the recurring drought events that have swept through parts of the region, particularly during the 2022 agricultural season, the African Risk...

Antananarivo, le 26 avril 2023 – Des représentants du Groupe de la Mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques (ARC) et de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD) ont présenté deux chèques...

Antananarivo, 26 April 2023 – Representatives from the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group and the African Development Bank presented two symbolic cheques to the Government of the Republic of...

Recently, the Government of the Republic of Madagascar qualified for a much-needed insurance payout of USD 1.2 million to support the island nation’s recovery efforts from Tropical Cyclone Freddy and...