Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is dead

Former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan is reported dead.

He is said to have died in Switzerland, Saturday morning after a short illness.

“It is with immense sadness that the Annan family and the Kofi Annan Foundation announce that Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations and Nobel Peace Laureate, passed away peacefully on Saturday 18th August after a short illness…” the Kofi Annan Foundation in a tweet said.

He was 80.