Tag: Kofi Annan
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Ghana confirms date for Kofi Annan’s state burial
Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo has said the country will hold a state burial for the former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan. The president said the state burial for the departed former secretary general will hold on September 13, describing it “a major event for our country”. Akufo-Addo said this on Friday following a meeting…
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‘Kofi Annan tended the world as a sacred garden’
The governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has said the late Kofi Annan tendered the world as a sacred garden with his disposition to life in and out of office as Secretary General of the United Nations (UN). Recall that Annan died on Saturday at the age of 80 years. “As Secretary General…
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Jonathan, Obasanjo, Atiku, Saraki, Tinubu, others pay tribute to Kofi Annan
Prominent Nigerian politicians all poured in their tributes in salutation of former Secretary General of the United Nations, Dr. Kofi Annan, who passed on yesterday. Ex-President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, described Annan as a renowned icon of peace and a great son of Africa whose death was a sad loss to humanity. In a tribute to…
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UN mourns death of ex-chief, Kofi Annan
The United Nations is mourning the death of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who passed away peacefully after a short illness, according to a statement published on his official Twitter account on Saturday. The current UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres paid glowing tributes to the former Secretary-General, who headed the intergovernmental organisation from 1997 to 2006. The…
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Buhari mourns Kofi Annan
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Saturday 18th August, 2018. President Buhari, according to a statement by the Special Adviser on Media and publicity, Femi Adesina, had called President Nana Akufo-Addo of…