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Kofi Atta Annan ( /ˈkoʊfi ˈænən/; born 8 April 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006....

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  • Syria's civil war ‘likely to explode,' Annan says

    News Source: The Globe & Mail | 4 hours ago
    EDT Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Prize winner, shares a moment on stage with former Canadian governor-general Adrienne Clarkson in Ottawa on May 23, 2013. Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi
  • Africa: Week of Celebration of 50th AU Golden Anniversary

    News Source: All Africa | 16 hours ago
    The activities of this week of celebration will culminate at the Millennium Hall anniversary celebrations on the evening of Saturday 25 May 2013 following the 50th OAU/AU Anniversary Summit earlier in the day...In addition to the Heads of State and
  • The foundation of human security in every society

    News Source: Open Democracy | 3 days ago
    The social fabric of a group is woven, in the first place, by the efforts of women. After war, the surest way to rebuild society is to protect and empower those who will re-weave the torn social fabric if given half a chance to do so: the women. In
  • Africa: The Curious Tale of the Missing MDGs and Africa's Progress

    News Source: Africa Headlines | 4 days ago
    The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have driven the global development agenda since September 2000, when Kofi Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, and 191 member states surprised the world by unanimously agreeing and making,
  • Presidential election losers now shun public, turn to private life

    News Source: Daily Nation | 5 days ago
    Only one of the candidates in the last presidential election could be said to be angling for a top position in the yet-to-be completed government of President Uhuru Kenyatta government. Although none has publicly said they are quitting active
  • Africa: Governance Gets New Emphasis At Economic Forum

    News Source: All Africa | 8 days ago
    Cape Town The call for transparency and good governance across Africa is not a new one, but it assumed a new prominence at this month's World Economic Forum (WEA) regional meeting for Africa. In session after session, and in conversations outside
  • The UN, Integrated Systems&American Intransigence To Accountability

    News Source: Salem News | 8 days ago
    Solf's  Protection of Civilians Against the Effects of Hostilities Under Customary International Law And Under Protocol 1' (1986) American Presidents need no such accommodation the  High Church of the Pentagon's Doctrine is not a just war but Just
  • Africa: Africa May Not Reap Much From Its Riches, Report Finds

    News Source: All Africa | 9 days ago
    Africa's commodity boom of the 1970s is singularly remarkable because it failed to deliver economic and social transformation. In a majority of resource rich countries, a tight clique of corrupt politicians and their acolytes controlled natural


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