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.
In a joint statement on Thursday, France and its security partners announced that all their troops from Mali will be withdrawn. They accused Malian authorities of obstructing their operations.
