Kojo Adeyemo Annan was born on 25 July 1973 and is a Ghanaian-Nigerian businessman and son of the late former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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Kojo Annan was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 25 July 1973.
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The couple separated when Kojo Annan was six years old and divorced two years later.
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Kojo Annan is a maternal grandson of Sir Adeyemo Alakija.
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Kojo Annan was educated in Wales at the independent Rydal Preparatory School, and in England, at Rendcomb College, where he excelled as a rugby player and subsequently at Keele University.
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From 1995 to 1997, Kojo Annan worked in West Africa for the Swiss-based inspection company Cotecna, then as a marketing consultant for the company.
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Kojo Annan claimed that connections with Cotecna severed after 1998; however, he continued to be paid by the company until February 2004.
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Kojo Annan currently holds interest in a number of start-ups and has founded Africa10 in 2016, a social enterprise focusing on the development of African youth through sports and education.
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In March 2014, it was reported that Kojo Annan had married Shanthi Wilkinson.
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Kojo Annan is the nephew of Ghanaian diplomat Kobina Annan.