Two men read a local newspaper with the cover dedicated to Koffi Annan's legacy on August 19, 2018 on the suburb of Huruma, in Nairobi. - From his native Africa to the United States, tributes continued to pour in from around the world on August 19, 2018 after UN chief, Nobel peace laureate, and "diplomatic rock star" Kofi Annan died at the age of 80. Ghanaian national was a career diplomat who projected quiet charisma and was widely credited for raising the world body's profile in global politics during his two terms as head of the UN from 1997 to 2006. Also, he was the first secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa. (Photo by TONY KARUMBA / AFP)