Interestingly, she was the first BBC bilingual English and Swahili reporter to be appointed to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. Her death comes less than a fortnight after that of another celebrated BBC journalist, Komla Dumor from Ghana, in London. BBC Africa editor Solomon Mugera described her as "a brave, well-organised and talented journalist". BBC international bureaux manager Razvan Scortea added, "I am very saddened by this. Anne was a lovely person, bright, gentle and positive, and she fought so hard. God bless her."
