Annan struggled to escape curse of history

Updated August 18 2018 - 9:36pm, first published 9:34pm
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was the first black African to hold the position.
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan was the first black African to hold the position.

Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate will be remembered as a dedicated humanitarian whose career was tarnished by ugly conflicts that spun out of control.

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