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Kenya: 2008 Mediation Talks Were Annan's Most Intensive Intervention
Nation, 19 August 2018
"The Lord had the advantage of being able to work alone", is one of former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan's famed quotes, and one which he largely exercised during his… Read more »
To Some Kenyans, Kofi Annan Was Both 'Dictator' and 'Fox'
Kofi Annan's mediation of the 2008 post-election crisis in Kenya was among the "most intensive and enduring of all my interventions," he said afterwards. Some of his Kenyan interlocutors called him "the fox" for forcing them to agree on issues against their will, and others a "dictator" for pushing them to agree on the governance of their own country.
President of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, shakes hands with opposition leader Raila Odinga during peace talks in Nairobi, Kenya, January 2008. Peace talks have been ongoing, led by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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The Ghanaian national, who lived in Switzerland, was a career diplomat who projected quiet charisma and is widely credited for raising the world body's profile in global politics ... Read more »
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Friends, leaders and organisations have been sharing their memories of the career diplomat, global leader, and passionate advocate Kofi Annan. He passed away after a short illnes Read more »
