According to international diplomats, former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Prize winner Kofi Annan has passed away at the age of 80.
Born in Kumasi, Ghana, on April 8, 1938, Annan served as the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations. Notably, in 2001, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace.
It's reported that Annan passed away in Switzerland at 5am on Saturday.
