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Kofi Annan: ‘Scapegoat’ excuse and paradoxes in life of top diplomat

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan

When the death of the former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Laureate Kofi Annan was announced last Saturday, tributes poured out in torrents. But amidst these glamorous tributes, another aspect, another side of this career UN man went untold.

A side that somewhat blights an eventful career in the world’s biggest humanitarian organisation. Part of this alternate image of the man widely credited with having brought Kenya from the brink in the 2007- 2008 post-election violence was his curious ability to self-efface and fence sit when it suited him most, particularly during the various global crises that happened during his tenure as the UN’s Secretary General.

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