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.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday approved the disbursement of $52.6 million to Niger to battle multiple economic shocks, including the acute food crisis and the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel region.