GHANIAN POET KILLED IN NAIROBI

The Ghanaian poet and statesman Kofi Awoonor was killed Saturday by terrorists in the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya. One of Ghana's best-known literary figures, Awoonor had formerly been a United Nations envoy and an ambassador to Brazil and Cuba. The 78-year-old writer was reportedly in Kenya for the Storymoja Hay literary festival, which has been suspended following the attacks. Ghana's president, John Dramani Mahama, said in a statement, "I am shocked to hear the death of professor Kofi Awoonor in the Nairobi mall terrorist attack. Such a sad twist of fate." The library has purchased "Until the Morning After Collected Poems 1963-1985" by Mr. Awoonor. SOURCE: National Public Radio, September 23, 2013