ACCRA, Ghana — Kofi Annan’s fellow Ghanaians finally got their moment to bid farewell to the Nobel laureate on Thursday, in an elaborate state funeral for the first black African to ever lead the ...

The body of Kofi Annan was returned to his native Ghana on Monday in a solemn ceremony marking the start of official mourning. [AFP] The body of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has received a ...

The funeral service begins at 8.30am at the Accra International Conference Centre. Annan led the UN from 1997 to 2006 as the first black African to occupy the secretary general position. He died on ...

Kofi Annan's casket was closed and draped with the national flag. Ghanaians who visited the Accra International Conference Centre hoping to see Annan's face for the last time as they paid their last ...

ACCRA, Ghana — United in sorrow, world leaders and international dignitaries came to Ghana to pay their last respects to the late United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan who was honored with a ...

Former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Chief Emeka Anyaoku will today arrive in Accra, Ghana for a funeral ceremony in honour of ex-United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Anyaoku is a ...

Global and local leaders gathered in his native Ghana for an elaborate celebration of Mr. Annan, the first black African to ever lead the United Nations. By Eugenia A. Tenkorang and Megan Specia A ...

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The body of former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has received a hero’s welcome upon landing at Kotoka International Airport in Ghana’s capital. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo ...