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.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Wednesday spoke with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, and expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia and emphasized the urgency of taking concrete steps for peace.
