The former CRTV anchor lady who was in the country to bury her father reportedly died in the plane on her way back to the US to continue her cancer treatment. Reports say she was discovered dead in Iceland when the plane made a stop-over. Her corpse was then taken to a mortuary in the Iceland.

The death of the former CRTV icon and Women empowerment champion comes barely a month after that of her father, Francis Nkwain (Senator).

Former CRTV icon, Anne Nsang Nkwain who shot to the limelight with her advocacy programme on women emancipation: “Women and Development”, has died News of Anne Nsang’s death, just barely a month after that of her father, Francis Nkwain; former Minister and Senator, was made public in the early hours of Saturday, Nov. 29.

Family sources say Anne Nsang, a mother of five, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in March this year. Her son, Henry Nsang, had posted this note on social media a few weeks before her death: “Determined to conquer this untimely revelation, Anne began her battle against cancer, with no ammunition but her faith in God and the love and support of her family and friends. A few months into her treatment, Nsang has demonstrated tremendous courage; she has been a source of inspiration for everyone around her and countless women in the Cameroonian community who look up to her. Despite several radiation and chemotherapy sessions, there is still a long way to go before the battle is won. I implore you to join Anne in her fight against lung cancer…she is the strongest woman I know, but she is still human and needs our help…”

Anne Nsang who left CRTV in early 2000 after 20 years became more famous and won the hearts of especially women folk thanks to her advocacy TV programme on women emancipation, Women and Development.

Apart from anchoring the news on CRTV, Anne Nsang was the presenter of the famous The World This Week every Sunday. She was later appointed Deputy Director of CRTV marketing and communication, CMC, before quitting the state corporation for the United Nations where she was appointed as Information Officer in Yaounde.

Described as one of the best female brains with a commanding voice that CRTV ever had, Anne Nsang, family members say, was born in 1964. She was married to a senior translator at the Presidency who hails from Ndu in Donga Mantung division. By press time, her funeral programme was not yet made available.