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Abebech Gobena, the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Africa, Dies at 85

August 4, 2021Clay RisenComments Off on Abebech Gobena, the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Africa, Dies at 85
She created one of Ethiopia’s largest orphanages and through it saved thousands from starvation and disease. She died of complications of Covid-19.
Tagged Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), Deaths (Obituaries), Ethiopia, Famine, Gobena, Abebech (1935-2021), Orphans and Orphanages, Third World and Developing Countries
Clay Risen
https://www.nytimes.com/section/world

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