World leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty on Thursday joined the family of Kofi Annan, as the former UN secretary general's state funeral took place in his native Ghana. Hundreds of dignitaries, most of them dressed in black mourning clothes, gathered at the Accra International Conference Centre, to mark the end of th ...

A stone's throw from the presidential palace in Madagascar's capital Antananarivo, men sit for hours playing fanorona -- a cross between chequers and chess -- on wooden boards with black and white pieces. If you're not up to it, just say so, you're just slipping up and trying to bluster your way through, teased Raymond General Rasaminarivo, ...

Former UN secretary general Kofi Annan will be buried in his native Ghana on Thursday after a state funeral attended by world leaders past and present, traditional rulers and global royalty. The ceremony at the Accra International Conference Centre, which starts at 8:30 am (0830 GMT), marks the end of three days of national mourning for the resp ...