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Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan finally laid to rest

A memorial and thanksgiving service for the Former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan has been held at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara, Liberian President, George Weah, United Nation Secretary General, António Guterres were among top global politicians to bid him farewell.

In a Sermon a retired Anglican Bishop of Accra, Most Rev Justice Offei Akrofi asked Ghanaians to emulate the life of Mr Annan.

Mr Annan, who was the seventh UN Secretary-General from January 1997 to December 2006 died peacefully in Switzerland on 18 August 2018 after a short illness.

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