The remains of former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, arrived in Ghana on Monday, for the start of the three-day state funeral organized by the government of Ghana.
According to Citinewsroom, the country has organized a three-day state funeral for Annan, with the final burial slated for Thursday.
Kofi Annan, who was the 7th Secretary General of the UN, died in Switzerland on the 18th August 2018.
The remains will be received with a brief ceremony led by the Ghana Armed forces and the President of the Republic Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo before it is moved to the Accra International Conference Centre.
On September 11, Kofi Annan’s body will be laid in state at the Accra International Conference Centre.
On Wednesday, September 12, dignitaries will file past and pay their last respects to Mr. Kofi Annan.
A Burial Service will then take place on the September 13 at the Conference Centre before he is finally laid to rest at the new Military Cemetary.
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