Kofi Atta Annan was born into an Aristocratic family in Ghana. He rose to head the United Nations as it’s seventh Secretary-General between January 1997 to December 2006. Annan is remembered for reforming the UN, and also brokering peace in various conflicts zones around the world.
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Two police killed, 800 escape in DR Congo jailbreak
AFP - 42 mins ago
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More than 800 inmates have escaped from a prison in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo DR Congo after gunmen staged...
Nigerian military arrests suspects in June church massacre
Jerry Omondi - 22 hours ago
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday said it has arrested suspects in an attack on a church in June in which 40 people were killed.
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Egypt’s el-Sisi holds telephone conversation with Israeli PM following Gaza ceasefire deal
Jerry Omondi - 1 day ago
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday evening held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, a day after the North African...
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U.S. attempts to use Taiwan to contain China doomed to fail
Opinion Piece: The Author is Dr Zhou Pingjian, the Ambassador of China to Kenya.
In disregard of China's solemn representations, United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on global supply chains
The huge risk facing global supply chains has shifted from the pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine military conflict and the geopolitical and economic uncertainties it...
Pick a side and join the anti-Russia camp? Scholar: Africa is not a pawn
CGTN Africa - 5 months ago
Since the Russia-Ukraine conflict broke out, western media have been demanding in their reports that "Africa should be silent no more."
This condescending attitude has...