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Mutharika uses UN speaking spot to salute Kofi Annan and Rubadiri

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Peter Mutharika uses his United Nations General Assembly speaking spot to pay tribute and respect to one of Africa’s most famous diplomats, Kofi Annan, who was UN’s former secretary general and another UN diplomat, Malawian Professor David Rubadiri. Annan, who was UN secretary-general from 1997 to 2006, the first black African to hold the […]

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Kofi Annan dies at 80: First black African to take role of UN Secretary-General

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80 after a short illness. The Ghanaian national was the first black African to be appointed as the world’s top diplomat and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his humanitarian work during his eight years in the role. He died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, […]

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