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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 18

    "The world is particularly messy today," Kofi Annan said in an interview earlier this year. Watch it here: https://bbc.in/2Bn8TzD pic.twitter.com/2U2Gfc8Y2f

    5:17 AM - 18 Aug 2018
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      1. sandile ngidi‏ @mahlephula Aug 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A season for some of our finest to join our great ancestors. Samir Amin, Zondeni Sobukwe, Aretha Franklin and Kofi Annan. May the ties bind beyond the grave. Farewell.

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      1. ‏ @PTugbah Aug 18
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        And he was right... the world today is really messy.....!

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      1. nwosupaul‏ @NwosuPaul Aug 18
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        Our hearts and thoughts are with his family and the entire United Nations family..... He was indeed an instrument of peace

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      2. Anita‏ @Anita87163343 Aug 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I remembered watching this interview

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      1. Bernice‏ @Bernice_ Aug 18
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        Very sad day for humanity💔

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      1. Joseph Ghaly‏ @JosephGhaly1 Aug 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Kofi Annan, a significant statesman.

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      1. Jonhakintrumpet‏ @jonhakintrumpet Aug 19
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        Exactly what the world is

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      1. Liberty Christopher‏ @owobusingye Aug 19
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Uganda is messiest #FreeBobiWine #FreeUganda

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      1. White Wind‏ @lahunik62 Aug 19
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @katherinecaes

        When a tinted man as Kofi Annan said such, than something is VERY VERY WRONG in the world today and ESPECIALY in EUROPE

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      1. Joshua jonas‏ @Joshuajonas20 Aug 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        R.I.P kofi annan

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      1. Cнιĸε‏ @McChize Aug 18
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        I remeber watching this interview, he sounded as vibrant as ever. RIP to a great leader.

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      1. Eric J.S. Koker, Jr.‏ @KokerJr Aug 18
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        RIP

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      1. GlobalRenaissance‏ @Global_Renewal Aug 18
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        "The world is particularly messy today," Kofi Annan said in an interview earlier this year. Watch it here: https://bbc.in/2Bn8TzD pic.twitter.com/Jr3nXEeXF0

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      1. Dr ElizabethIvy Smit‏ @DrElizabethivy Aug 18
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        A great leader...

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