(Reuters) - Following are some important dates in the life and career of Kofi Atta Annan, the seventh secretary-general of the United Nations, who leaves office on Sunday after 10 years as the world's ...

Children: with Nane Lagergren Annan: Nina (stepdaughter); with Titi Alakija: Kojo, Ama Education: University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana; Macalester ...

When Ghanaian Kofi Annan ended his service as United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, he closed the book on four decades of service in the international body. Known for his affable, ...

Jan 22 (Reuters) - Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is due to arrive in Nairobi late on Tuesday to mediate in the standoff over Kenya's presidential election. Hundreds have been killed in the ...

ACCRA, Ghana -- Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died ...

U.N. envoy Kofi Annan said today "I believe it’s a bit too early to say that the [peace] plan has failed,” despite all evidence that it already has. The Syrian government was given a deadline of ...