Opinion piece editorial by Jean Chrysostome Ngabitsinze
UN ASG and Group Director General, African Risk Capacity (ARC)

Dakar - May 20, 2026 The African Risk Capacity Agency (ARC), a specialized agency of the African Union, and TrustAfrica today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership for advancing gender-responsive disaster risk management (DRM), climate action, and social inclusion across Africa. The collaboration aims to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities, particularly women, youth, and smallholder farmers, to climate shocks and natural disasters. 

Official ARC Press Release

8 April 2026: Today, the African Risk Capacity (ARC) convened its 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 16). This important sitting, to run from 8 – 9 April 2025 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, brings together Senior Government Officials, donor partners, and other stakeholders, underscoring Africa’s commitment to innovative climate resilience and disaster risk management. It highlights the critical role of ARC in supporting the continental agenda.

OVER USD 29 MILLION MOBILISED TO SUPPORT MADAGASCAR

Coordinated pre-arranged financing reinforces national response and recovery

Antananarivo, 05 March 2025 — More than USD 29 million has been mobilised to support Madagascar’s response and recovery following tropical cyclones Fytia and Gezani through a combination of pre-arranged financing solutions facilitated by the African Risk Capacity (ARC) and partner institutions.

Antananarivo, 5 mars 2025 — Plus de 29 millions de dollars ont été mobilisés pour appuyer la réponse et le relèvement de Madagascar à la suite du passage des cyclones tropicaux Fytia et Gezani, grâce à un ensemble de solutions de financement pré-arrangées mises en place par African Risk Capacity (ARC) et ses institutions partenaires.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

Collaborating for resilience: High-Level talks to scale up Disaster Risk Financing in Africa 

FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE:
ARC NOW COVERS FLOODS

LUTTE CONTRE LE CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE :
ARC COUVRE DESORMAIS LES INONDATIONS

Official Press Release 

ARC makes a combined parametric insurance payout of $5.4 million to support Mozambique’s response to the 2024/25 drought and to Tropical Cyclone Chido