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 Monday approved the immediate release of $235.6 million to Kenya, part of a $2.34 billion mega loan approved in 2021 at the height of the coronavirus economic turmoil.