Former UN Secretary-General and Noble Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan will be laid to rest in his home country Ghana on September 13, the country's President Akufo-Addo has said.

Akufo-Addo made the announcement on Friday when the family of the late Annan paid a courtesy call on him at the Jubilee House. The President said Annan will be given a full state burial that "befits his status as a global icon, diplomat and statesman", GhanaWeb reported. Annan will be buried at the Burma Camp military cemetery in Accra. "Burma Camp has created a new cemetery and there is a portion that has been allocated for VIPs and civilian VIPs. I think it will be the most appropriate place to lay him to rest," said Akufo-Addo.