Dakar, le 9 septembre 2020 - Le Groupe African Risk Capacity (ARC), mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques, a organisé aujourd’hui une conférence qui a permis au nouveau Directeur général du Groupe ARC et Sous-Secrétaire général des Nations Unies, M. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong et au Directeur exécutif de l’ARC Ltd, M. Lesley Ndlovu, de présenter l’institution, sa stratégie, ses axes d’intervention et son impact auprès des populations vulnérables à travers le continent.

Diong takes over the leadership of ARC Group, promises continuity and scaled commitment to DRM in Africa

Johannesburg, September 01, 2020 - Mr. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong has taken over the reins of the leadership of the African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group, following his unanimous election by the ARC Conference of Parties (CoP) earlier in June 2020.

Diong prend la direction du Groupe ARC et promet un engagement continu et accru en matière de gestion des risques de catastrophe en Afrique

Johannesburg, le 1^er septembre 2020 - M. Ibrahima Cheikh Diong a pris le relais à la tête du Groupe de la Mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques (ARC), à la suite de son élection à l'unanimité par la Conférence des Parties de l'ARC (CdP) plus tôt en juin 2020.

Johannesburg, August 27, 2020 - The African Risk Capacity Limited (ARC Ltd) Governance Committee has appointed two new Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), Ms. Sarata Kone-Thiam and Ms. Ladé A. Araba, to join its Board of Directors thereby completing the Board complement of seven individuals in line with structure.

Johannesburg, le 27 août 2020 - Le comité de pilotage de la gouvernance de la Société d’assurance de la Mutuelle panafricaine de gestion des risques (ARC Ltd) a nommé deux nouveaux directeurs non-exécutifs, Mme Sarata Kone-Thiam et Mme Ladé A. Araba, qui rejoindront son Comité de direction, portant ainsi au complet l’équipe du Conseil formée de sept membres conformément à la structure en place.

The webinar training on Gender and DRM took place on 25 August with 28 participants (12 men and 16 women) from 8 Southern and Eastern countries.  This training forms part of the implementation of the ARC´s Gender Strategy and has contributed to equipping participants to develop gender action plans for Member states in line with the principles of ARC’s Gender Strategy.

All ARC staff Annual Gender Webinar training sessions on ‘Accelerating Progress on Gender and Disaster Risk Management’, were held on 4, 5 and 6 August 2020, with the participation of all ARC staff from the different units and departments, as a crucial step in the roll-out of ARC’s Gender Strategy. The webinar sessions were facilitated by Integrated Risk Management Associates and have included live presentations by Gender and DRM Specialists and discussions between trainers and participants.

Johannesburg, August 10, 2020 – The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and African Risk Capacity (ARC) have launched two COVID-19 modelling tools for Africa: COVID-19 Potential Outcomes Scenarios and COVID-19 Spread Simulation Tool for Africa.

Johannesburg, July 13, 2020 - The African Risk Capacity Insurance Limited (ARC Ltd) has appointed Dr Jennifer Blanke to its Board of Directors.

Dr Blanke was, until recently, the Vice-President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development of the African Development Bank Group, based in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, where she was responsible for overseeing the strategy, lending and programming for a significant share of the Bank’s activities.

Johannesburg, July 8, 2020. The African Risk Capacity Insurance Company Limited (ARC Ltd) today made payouts of USD 1.4 million to the Government of Zimbabwe and another US$ 290,288 to UN World Food Programme (WFP), in parametric drought risk insurance payouts to support the extensive drought response efforts in Zimbabwe.