Editing Kofi Awoonor (section)

== Death ==
On 21 September 2013, Awoonor was among those killed in an [[Westgate shopping mall shooting|attack]] at the [[Westgate (Kenyan shopping mall)|Westgate shopping mall]] in [[Nairobi]]. He was in Kenya as a participant in the [[Hay Festival|Storymoja Hay Festival]], a four-day celebration of writing, thinking and storytelling, at which he was due to perform on the evening of his death. His nephew [[Nii Parkes]], who was attending the same literary festival, has written about meeting him for the first time that day.<ref name=NiiParkes>Nii Parkes, [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/sep/28/kofi-awoonor-nii-parkes-hero "My hero: Kofi Awoonor by Nii Parkes"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 28 September 2013.</ref> The Ghanaian government confirmed Awoonor's death the next day. His son Afetsi Awoonor, who had accompanied him, was also shot, but was later discharged from hospital.<ref name="telegraph"/>

Awoonor's remains were flown from Nairobi to [[Accra]], Ghana, on 25 September 2013.<ref>[http://petchary.wordpress.com/tag/kofi-anyidoho/ Kofi Anyidoho, "African Postman: Death of a Poet"], Petchary's Blog, 18 September 2013.</ref>

His body was [[Cremation|cremated]] and buried at a particular spot in his hometown at [[Wheta]] in the [[Volta Region]]. Also there was no crying or mourning at his funeral all according to his will before death.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prof. Awoonor cremated|url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2013/october-4th/prof-awoonor-cremated.php|work=Daily Graphic|via=JoyOnline|date= 4 October 2013|access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref>