[AFP]Tributes have been paid from across the world to former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan, who died in hospital in Bern, Switzerland, in the early hours of Saturday aged 80. U.N. Secretary General Antonio GuterresALSO READ: Kofi Annan is dead“In many ways, Kofi Annan was the United Nations. My thoughts and prayers go out to them as they come to terms with this sad news.”Kenyan Ex-Prime Minister Raila Odinga,“A great African, a great leader of the world. Kofi Annan was able to bring the different factions in our country together.”Former Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi“His death is a loss not only to Africa but to the rest of the world. He was a public servant who was committed to peace and harmony for all mankind.

Source: Standard Digital August 18, 2018 12:56 UTC