Leaders laud ex-UN chief Kofi Annan at Ghana state funeral

Updated: 2018-09-14 09:37

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Adolf Ogi, Former President of the Swiss Confederation, attends the funeral of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, at a cemetery in Accra, Ghana Thursday, Sept 13, 2018. [Photo/IC]

Annan's wife, Nane "thanked God for giving her such an extraordinary human being," while his daughter Ama Annan Adedeji said her father "was one of the most loving people l have known."

Mourners have thronged to the conference center in Accra, where his coffin has been since his body arrived Monday, and where the funeral was held.

A private burial follows at Accra's Military Cemetery, with full military honors and a 17-gun salute.

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