Kofi Annan has been described as one of "Africa's foremost son," as well as "a tall Iroko tree," whose achievement as the first black African to lead the UN is a source of pride to many on the ...

Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general and Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been laid to rest Thursday in his home country of Ghana. Thousands of mourners gathered in the Accra International ...

(Recasts with more Annan quotes) By Nick Tattersall NAIROBI, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan called for an investigation into "gross and systematic" rights abuses in Kenya ...