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Kofi Annan to receive State burial in Ghana on Sept 13

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan speaks at the Munich Security Conference in Germany in 2016. [Reuters]

Former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan will receive a state funeral and burial in Ghana on September 13, the Ghanaian president said on Friday, calling it “a major event for our country”.

The announcement was made by President Nana Akufo-Addo following a meeting with Annan’s family in Accra.

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