Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
Tunisian President Kais Saied dealt a “deep blow” to judicial independence on June 1, 2022, by granting himself, via decree, “absolute power” to fire judges summarily, and by promptly dismissing 57 judges, 10 human rights groups said on Friday.