
The show was CNN International’s longest running program, and it has since moved into a format without a host. Methu served as the host of “Inside Africa” between 20 and was the show’s first Kenyan host. “Our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends, from all at CNN.”Īlso Read: CNN's Jim Acosta To Receive 'Truth to Power' Award From NY Press Club “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of our friend and former colleague Soni Methu,” CNN said in a statement. She was 34.Īccording to CNN via Methu’s sister Faith, Methu collapsed suddenly while at her hotel in Diani, Kenya and died while en route to a hospital. Soni Methu, a Kenyan journalist and the former host of CNN’s show “Inside Africa,” died on Thursday.
