African Risk Capacity celebrates Africa Day 2018 as a proud African Union institution.

ARC embraces its diversity and unity as a pan-African institution striving towards a more prosperous and resilient Africa. Aligned with fellow AU institutions, ARC reflected on the role it plays in achieving the AU Agenda 2063 and how ARC drives forth the principles self-reliance across the continent.

Busan, May 24, 2018 – The Government of Nigeria has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) to work together to address the impact of extreme weather events in Nigeria, including training support to government personnel. The signing ceremony, which happened on the margins of the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday, in Busan, South Korea, comes on the heels of AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina’s pledge to support for the work of African Risk Capacity in the region, calling for more stakeholders to join the AR

Busan, Korea, May 23, 2018 – The President of African Development Bank, Akinwumi A.

Version française ci-dessous JOHANNESBURG, April 9, 2018 – The African Risk Capacity (ARC), an agency of the African Union, is developing an insurance product to facilitate rapid, first-line financial responses to disease outbreaks. In the pilot phase, Ebola, Marburg, Meningitis, and Lassa Fever will be covered.

The African Risk Capacity’s (ARC) annual Conference of Parties (CoP) convened this month in Mauritania, with all signatories of ARC invited to attend. ARC was honoured to have the support of Mauritania’s Prime Minister, His Excellency Yahya Ould Hademine, who opened the forum – at which Member States discussed, exchanged ideas and collaborated with one another on topics related to ARC’s work on the continent.

The African Risk Capacity Ltd (ARC Ltd) is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Global Banking & Finance Review magazine’s Most Innovative ESG Risk Protection Company Africa 2017. Dolika Banda, CEO of ARC Ltd, said, “We are gratified to receive this great recognition.