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.

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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

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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

The burden of CCHF and RVF diseases in Africa

The CCHF virus is transmitted to humans through ticks and infected livestock, and it can lead to severe viral hemorrhagic fever outbreaks. Many countries across different regions of Africa are at high risk, and 20 countries have reported CCHF cases. On average, about 1000 human cases are reported each year, with a case fatality rate (CFR) ranging from 5 to 80%.

Maseru, Lesotho – 22 August 2025 – The African Risk Capacity (ARC) Group today issued a US$2,767,958 insurance payout to the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho, following the activation of its sovereign drought insurance policy for the 2024/25 agricultural season.

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