Eleni is a CNN correspondent and anchor of Connecting Africa on CNN International. Born in Greece and raised in South Africa, she has more than 15 years’ experience working across TV, digital, radio and print media.
One of CNN’s most versatile correspondents, she has interviewed heads of state including former South African President, Jacob Zuma, and former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan, alongside the likes of IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, ECB president, Christine Lagarde, and Virgin founder, Richard Branson. She has also sat down with NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver, Toronto Raptors President, Masai Ujiri, basketball legends, Bismack Biyombo and Dikembe Mutombo, as well as a ‘who’s who?’ of Africa’s most prominent business leaders, from Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu and Patrice Motsepe, to the late Bob Collymore.
At CNN she has reported on the ground across Africa, from Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Zimbabwe, to Rwanda, Senegal, Ghana, Lesotho and more. She has highlighted the growing links between Africa and Asia, reporting from South Korea and Kazakhstan, travelled to the United States to report from Washington DC, and anchored shows from the network’s London, New York and Atlanta hubs. She was made an IMF Fellow in 2014.