World leaders pay tributes to ex-UN scribe, Kofi Annan

By Atia Tilarious Azohnwi World leaders have paid their respects to former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan at his funeral September 13 in his home country, Ghana. The burial, held at the Accra International Conference Centre, marks the end of three days of mourning for the African icon. Annan, a Noble Peace Prize laureate, died in a Swiss hospital last month at the age of 80. He was surrounded in his last days by his second wife Nane and children Ama, Kojo and Nina. The family of Kofi Annan have shared emotional and powerful tributes, describing him as a ‘special…