CNN boss flies to Nairobi to apologise over terrorism slur

American television channel Cable News Network (CNN) has expressed its regret after portraying Kenya as a ‘hotbed of terror’ ahead of a visit to Nairobi by US President Barack Obama last month.

Tony Maddox, the CNN’s global executive vice president and managing director, flew to Nairobi from Atlanta to personally deliver the apology to President Uhuru Kenyatta.