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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan says U.S. President Donald Trump should reach out and talk to Iran, which by signing the nuclear deal with six major powers and re-electing President ...

When Ghanaian Kofi Annan ended his service as United Nations Secretary-General in 2006, he closed the book on four decades of service in the international body. Known for his affable, ...

NAIROBI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Former U.N. chief Kofi Annan has urged Kenya to respect the judiciary's independence, after political leaders condemned a Nairobi court ruling calling for the arrest of ...

ACCRA, Ghana -- Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died ...