Ghana’s Minister for Information Fatimatu Abubakar has criticised CNN International correspondent Larry Madowo regarding his report on the recent anti-illegal mining demonstrations in Accra, which has led to the arrest and detention of over 50 protesters. The protests, organised by the Democracy Hub, occurred between September 21 and 23. Mr Madowo shared his observations on […]
A CNN crew was arrested on live TV by a riot squad while covering the protests over the police death of George Floyd. Incredible footage shows armed officers from the Minnesota State Patrol handcuffing reporter Omar Jimenez after he calmly asked the officers where he should stand. The black reporter had just shown a protester […]
Kenyan journalist Soni Methu, the one-time host of CNN’s “Inside Africa,” has died at the age of 34. She died Thursday after collapsing from pains in her stomach, her sister, Faith Methu, said in a statement. Faith Methu said it looked like her sister was having a seizure and she died en route to the […]
The Government of Ghana has protested a Cable News Network (CNN) documentary for its poor reflection of efforts by government to address the detestable practice of child labour on the Volta Lake. CNN, in the past week, has been airing a documentary which highlights the history and impact of the practice, but does not highlight […]
CNN has filed a lawsuit against President Trump and several of his aides, seeking the immediate restoration of chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta’s access to the White House. The lawsuit is a response to the White House’s suspension of Acosta’s press pass, known as a Secret Service “hard pass,” last week. The suit alleges that […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has said that Kenya will not be pressured to legalise same-sex marriages as a condition to receive donor funding. Speaking in Nandi County on Sunday, President Uhuru Kenyatta said Kenya needs to be more self-reliant so as to avoid being pressured into passing non-biblical laws for the sake of funding. According to Uhuru, we would […]
