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Ethiopians are mourning a humanitarian icon fondly known as "Africa’s Mother Teressa", Abebech Gobena.

She founded one of the first orphanages in Ethiopia. Abebech, 85, was being treated for Covid-19 at a hospital in the capital Addis Ababa since the beginning of June.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named Mary Simon as governor general, the first indigenous person to hold the post. The former diplomat and advocate for Inuit rights will represent Canada's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II.

Speaking on the ongoing situation in Eswatini, a Commonwealth spokesperson said: “The Commonwealth has been following the situation in Eswatini very closely, and is concerned about the regrettable violence that has led to the loss of life and the destruction of property.

Thibault Investments, recently embarked on the re-development of one of Cape Town’s most iconic buildings on Thibault Square, soon to be known as One Thibault, the tallest residential development in Cape Town.

Escalating hunger and malnutrition as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic is particularly dire for people living in the world’s most fragile countries. In response, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and ‎Relief Centre (KSrelief) today agreed to join forces to help ensure sustainable access to nutritious food.

As India struggled with a second wave of Covid-19, citizens in Pakistan shelved their border differences in favour of supportive hashtags like #IndiaNeedsOxygen and #PakistanStandsWithIndia.

Qatar Airways continues to expand its global sporting sponsorship portfolio after a multi-year agreement with the Confederation of North, Central America ­­­­­­­and Caribbean Football Association (Concacaf).

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide the Republic of Guinea with a grant to improve the resilience of more than 2,123 poor farming households trying to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, by ensuring rapid access to inputs, information, markets and cash.

In the first-ever joint declaration by foreign affairs and development ministers, G20 countries today recognised the vital role Public Development Banks (PDBs) can play in filling the financing gap to sustainably tackle rural hunger and poverty, and the leadership of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in bringing them together to strengthen their long-term investments in food and agriculture.

The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra in India launched the Nav Tejaswini programme this week.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism’s Division of Festivals will feature two events for this year’s St. John Celebration on July 3 and 4, 2021.

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail.

In surely what must be the most unlikely meeting of 2021 so far, Pope Francis has just met Spider-Man himself.

A new US$19.9 million project will bring much needed help to 38,800 rural households facing the impacts of poverty, food insecurity and climate change.

Those planning a “workation” this year should look no further than Emilia Romagna. The northern Italian region offers the ideal conditions to combine working remotely with a peaceful holiday – including stunning landscapes, villages, castles, beaches, a pleasant weather and, of course, a reliable Wi-Fi network.

The number of deaths related to Covid-19 has passed 500,000 in Brazil, the second-highest in the world, as experts say the outbreak could worsen amid slow vaccination and the start of winter.