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.
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday mourned the passing of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran, saying that he was “a true partner and friend of the United States.” Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed was the eldest son of the founder of the UAE Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan.