For years, former CNN anchor Isha Sesay has been asked the same question: Why did she leave the network at the height of her career? Now, for the first time, the award-winning journalist has shared the deeply personal answer. In an interview with CNN’s Larry Madowo for African Voices, Sesay revealed that she stepped away from CNN in 2018 to care for her mother, Dr. Kadi Sesay, after she suffered a devastating stroke.
“I left because my mom had …
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