In this file photo taken on December 17, 1996 UN head of peacekeeping operations and nominee for the position of the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan of Ghana, smiles during an interview conducted for television in his office at UN headquarters in New York. Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died on August 18, 2018 after a short illness at the age of 80, his foundation announced. PHOTO | STAN HONDA | AFP