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NEWS ABOUT: Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan stories: 19 news summaries

(Newser) - Global warming is affecting 300 million people and taking 300,000 lives per year, according to the first wide-ranging research on the impact of climate change. Released by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan's think tank, the study says floods, fires, storms, and heatwaves are costing the world more than... More »

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climate change • global warming • disease • study • flooding • Kofi Annan • heatwave

Analysis

Fierce Rivalries Shape, Threaten Kenyan Politics

Power sharing compromise has resulted in a rancorous impasse

Apr 25, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Election violence in 2007 gave way to an uneasy coalition between Kenyan PM Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki, but that move seems only to have transformed the fighting on the streets into squabbling in the capital. Now, "Kenya does not have a functioning executive at all, just an... More »

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Kenya • corruption • government • Kofi Annan • political factions • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • International Criminal Court • election violence

 Astor Witness List 
 Is Star-Studded 

Kissinger, Walters, Annan could testify

Apr 15, 09 9:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Brooke Astor trial could be a who’s-who of New York hotshots: The list of possible witnesses includes Henry Kissinger, Kofi Annan, David Rockefeller, and Barbara Walters, the Times reports. Vanity Fair boss Graydon Carter said he felt “very privileged” to be on the list, provided by the... More »

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crime • New York • Barbara Walters • trial • will • celebrity • Kofi Annan • Brooke Astor • Henry Kissinger • Anthony Marshall • Graydon Carter • David Rockefeller

Zimbabwe Bars Carter,
Annan, Mandela's Wife

Ex-prez, Annan aimed to work on humanitarian crisis

Nov 22, 08 10:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Zimbabwe has denied Jimmy Carter, former UN chief Kofi Annan, and the wife of Nelson Mandela entry to the country to review its humanitarian crisis, Reuters reports. Even the support of former South African president Thabo Mbeki, who's been trying to mediate an end to the ongoing political stalemate, wasn’... More »

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Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • Jimmy Carter • visa • Kofi Annan • humanitarian crisis • Thabo Mbeki • The Elders

Kenyan Leaders Reach Deal

Annan says rivals have come to terms to end post-election crisis

Feb 28, 08 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) -  Kenya’s feuding leaders have finally reached a power sharing deal, Kofi Annan announced today after a four-hour meeting. Annan said he could not yet release details, but the deal is expected to spell out duties for the prime minister position to be created for opposition leader Raila Odinga,... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Annan Suspends Kenya Talks

Mediator says he will speak to leaders personally

Feb 26, 08 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Mediator Kofi Annan is suspending the talks to end the bloody crisis in Kenya. In lieu of the negotiations, the ex-UN Secretary General says he will speak personally to rival leaders Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, reports the AP. "I hope people will understand this is a move intended... More »

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Kenya • Condoleezza Rice • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Kenya Stalemate
Frustrates Negotiators

Stonewalling by Kenya rivals paralyzing talks

Feb 26, 08 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's peace talks have ground to a standstill and the task of coaxing the country's two rival parties into an agreement is beginning to try even the patience of former UN secretary-general and lead negotiator Kofi Annan, reports the BBC. The two sides cannot agree on a power-sharing deal and... More »

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Africa • Kenya • diplomacy • Kofi Annan • prime minister • power sharing deal • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenyan Rivals Make Deal for Election Review

No progress seen on power-sharing or new government structure

Feb 15, 08 5:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s president and opposition leader today unveiled an agreement to examine the hotly contested Dec. 27 election, but the sides have made no progress on a deal to share power, the AP reports. "There is real momentum," said mediator and ex-UN chief Kofi Annan. The deal also... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenya Rivals Edge Closer
to Power-Sharing Deal

Annan says deal is just days away

Feb 8, 08 10:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya’s two parties are close to a power-sharing deal that could end the national bloodshed in the wake of the disputed December election, Reuters reports. The details were still being hammered out, but one opposition legislator said, “We have finally agreed that there is a problem in the... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Kenya Leaders Agree to Peace Talk Structure

Immediate issues could be resolved within 15 days, Annan says

Feb 1, 08 2:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's rival leaders have agreed on an outline for peace talks, Kofi Annan said today. Larger problems could take a year to iron out, but the ex-UN chief said the most pressing issues--ending the killings, aiding those hit by the turmoil, and fixing "immediate" political woes--could be solved within... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • peace talks • Ban Ki-Moon

Kenya Upheaval Could Reach 'Catastrophic Levels'

As violence continues, UN boss will join predecessor in talks

Jan 31, 08 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Kenya's political turmoil continues to wreak havoc, and it is "threatening to escalate to catastrophic levels," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. After the killing of another member of Raila Odinga's opposition party yesterday, the country faced renewed violence, Reuters reports. The death toll has reached 850 since... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • protests • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections • ethnic violence • Kenya's economy • Ban Ki-Moon

US Rips Kenya Opposition
Over 'Ethnic Cleansing'

Envoy calls for probe, warns aid under review

Jan 30, 08 8:19 AM CST
(Newser) - The top US envoy to Africa today accused supporters of Kenya's opposition of "clear ethnic cleansing" after violence in the Rift Valley killed hundreds of Kikuyus, who support embattled president Mwai Kibaki. "The aim originally was not to kill, it was to cleanse, it was to push them... More »

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Kenya • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

'Sickening Brutality' Spreads
in Kenya

Annan meets with opposition leader

Jan 27, 08 10:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Ethnic violence and revenge killing continued unchecked in western Kenya today, with at least 17 more people beaten, hacked, or burned to death by mobs engaged in what the BBC correspondent calls  "sickening brutality" since last month’s contested presidential election. The death toll is nearing 750, the BBC... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Kofi Annan • Kikuyu • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • ethnic violence • Africa Union

In Kenya, Annan Denounces Violent 'Abuses'

Former UN head finds crisis 'tragic'; dozens more deaths reported

Jan 26, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - Kofi Annan, in Kenya to mediate a settlement to the brutal conflict rocking the country, condemned the "gross and systematic abuses of human rights"  he had seen on a tour of the country's worst flashpoints, the BBC reports. Dozens more gruesome deaths were reported today. Annan spoke of... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • Kofi Annan • Kenyan elections • Nakuru • displaced persons

Former UN Boss
Tackling
Kenya Crisis

Kofi Annan flying in to mediate as election violence continues

Jan 22, 08 2:57 AM CST
(Newser) - Former United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan will fly to Kenya today to try to mediate the nation's political crisis and stop the violence. He faces a difficult task. Members of President Mwai Kibaki's cabinet are hostile to mediation, and opposition leader Raila Odinga is in no mood to back down.... More »

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Kenya • United Nations • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenyan elections

Kenya Braces for More Violence

Opposition gearing up for street protests

Jan 16, 08 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - Tensions are rising in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi as angry opposition supporters prepare for three days of protests over the re-election of President Mwai Kibaki in an allegedly rigged ballot. Opposition protests have been banned by the Kibaki regime, triggering concerns that rallies could spark major clashes. Some 600... More »

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Kenya • protests • Kofi Annan • Nairobi • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga • Kenneth Marende • Kisumu • roadblocks

Thousands Mourn Pavarotti

Sep 8, 07 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Modena's main piazza was filled with throngs of Luciano Pavarotti fans today as invited mourners gathered at the cathedral for the tenor's funeral. The service, which was shown on huge screens in the piazza and broadcast live, was attended by an ecclectic group of dignitaries and artists with whom the... More »

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Pope Benedict XVI • Bono • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • Kofi Annan • Modena • funeral

Thousands
Pay Respects
to Pavarotti

Bono, Kofi Annan plan to attend tenor's funeral tomorrow

Sep 7, 07 5:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - Thousands lined up today to pay respects to opera superstar Luciano Pavarotti at the cathedral in his hometown of Modena, Italy. Though the tenor's family wants a private funeral tomorrow, an international array of celebrities and fans–among them Bono, Andrea Bocelli, and Kofi Annan–are planning to attend, Reuters... More »

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Italy • Bono • obituary • opera • Luciano Pavarotti • tenor • Kofi Annan • Placido Domingo • The Three Tenors • funeral • Andrea Bocelli • Jose Carreras

Bush Prepares Iraq Plan That Includes UN

With troop surge faltering, new strategy spreads responsibility

May 23, 07 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Four years after the US went into Iraq without Security Council support, the administration may be ready to ask the UN for help. The Guardian reports that a plan to "internationalize" the peace process reflects President Bush's concern about the 2008 elections and the apparent failure of the troop... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • United Nations • troop surge • Iraq pullout • Kofi Annan • UN Security Council

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