Robyn Curnow

After more than 20 years as a correspondent and anchor at CNN International, on 3 May 2022, Curnow announced she would be leaving CNN.

When coalition forces launched the Mosul offensive in Iraq in October 2016, Curnow anchored the coverage, which contributed to a News and Documentary Emmy nomination for CNN. She also anchored CNN's coverage of the fall of Zimbabwe's longtime leader Robert Mugabe and anchored hours of rolling news with correspondents in Harare and around the region for which CNN won the Royal Television Society Award for Best Breaking News coverage.

Curnow was in Havana for two key events: U.S. President Barack Obama's historic trip to Cuba in 2016 and then the death of Fidel Castro.

Curnow started reporting for CNN in 2001 in London, covering the UK and Europe. She is currently based in Atlanta, at CNN's World headquarters. She was previously CNN's correspondent in Africa, based in Johannesburg, where she reported on a variety of stories including the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the football World Cup, political scandals involving South African President Jacob Zuma and Boko Haram. She traveled extensively on the continent and reported from Zimbabwe on human rights abuses and corruption.

While based in South Africa, Curnow led CNN's coverage of Nelson Mandela's ill health, death and reported live from his funeral. Curnow had a long association with Mandela, interviewing him a number of times during and after his presidency. Her conversation with him on his 90th birthday was the last interview he gave.

Robyn Curnow (born 1972) is a South African journalist and news anchor. She previously anchored CNN Newsroom at 6 pm and 7 am on Friday. During the coronavirus pandemic, she also anchored the program at 2 am. The program was a fast-moving news show that showcased CNN’s global reach by going live to CNN's reporters around the world, tracking the day-by-day developments and global news for CNN's international viewers.