What is the new position of Kofi Annan?

After serving as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007, Kofi Annan returned to Ghana. Upon his return, Annan was immediately suggested as a candidate to become the country's next head of state.
He has become involved with several organizations with both global and African focuses.

In 2007:

- Annan was named chairman of the prize committee for the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
- He was chosen to lead the new formation of Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA),
- He became a member of the Global Elders.
- He was appointed president of the Global Humanitarian Forum in Geneva, and was selected for the MacArthur Foundation Award for International Justice.

In 2008:

- As head of the Panel of Eminent African Personalities, Annan participated in the negotiations to end the civil unrest in Kenya. He threatened to leave the negotiations as mediator if a quick decision was not made.
- On February 26, he suspended talks to end Kenya's violent post-election crisis.
- On February 28, Annan managed to have President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga sign a coalition government agreement and was widely lauded by many Kenyans for this landmark achievement. That was the best deal achieved then under the mediation efforts.

Annan currently serves on the board of directors of the United Nations Foundation, a public charity created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philotranpist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes. The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and broadens support for the UN.
In addition, Annan is a member of the Africa Progress Panel (APP), an independent authority on Africa launched in April 2007 to focus world leaders’ attention on delivering their commitments to the continent. The Panel launched a major report in London on Monday 16 June 2008 entitled Africa's Development: Promises and Prospects.