Eliza Anyangwe

Eliza Anyangwe joined CNN in February 2021 as editor of the award-winning global gender inequality project As Equals. She began her career working for international development and environmental NGOs but has spent over a decade in media, working at The Guardian, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism and, most recently, member-funded journalism platform The Correspondent where she was managing editor. In 2016, Eliza founded The Nzinga Effect, a media project focused on telling the stories of African and Afro-descendant women. She’s a seasoned media commentator for TV and radio (appearing on BBC Newsnight, PRI’s The World, Our Body Politic among others); a moderator, hosting events and panels for organisations including Dell, Southbank Centre, Stockholm International Water Institute, ITC, Ecosoc and Government of Belgium; and is contributing author to ‘Africa’s Media Image in the 21st Century’, published by Routledge. Eliza lives in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.