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Eleni Giokos

Eleni Giokos is a CNN correspondent and anchors Connecting Africa and Marketplace Middle East on CNN International

PREVIOUS ARTICLES
Would we have Omicron if Africa could make its own vaccines?

Would we have Omicron if Africa could make its own vaccines?

By Eleni Giokos●
December 05, 2021 at 7:38 am EST
Restoring the pine forests of Greece's Evia lost to wildfires

Restoring the pine forests of Greece's Evia lost to wildfires

By Eleni Giokos●
August 23, 2021 at 5:00 am EDT
New virus strain is met with weariness in a tired and frustrated South Africa

New virus strain is met with weariness in a tired and frustrated South Africa

By Eleni Giokos●
January 14, 2021 at 6:01 am EST
For South Africa's coal miners, Covid-19 only adds to the danger

For South Africa's coal miners, Covid-19 only adds to the danger

By Eleni Giokos●
September 01, 2020 at 8:10 am EDT
EDITOR'S PICKS
Iraqi poet Muthaffar Al Nawab dies at 88
Iraqi poet Muthaffar Al Nawab dies at 88

Books


Man of parts: architect Mohamad Hafez captures Syria in miniature
Man of parts: architect Mohamad Hafez captures Syria in miniature

UK


Life in a Houthi jail: Luke Symons' brutal eight-hour torture sessions
Life in a Houthi jail: Luke Symons' brutal eight-hour torture sessions

UK


Abu Dhabi to host Floyd Mayweather and Anderson Silva exhibition fights
Abu Dhabi to host Floyd Mayweather and Anderson Silva exhibition fights

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From Monkeypox to Meningitis, Covid-19 has paved the way for other diseases
From Monkeypox to Meningitis, Covid-19 has paved the way for other diseases

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