Niger Foreign Minister Massaoudou Hassoumi visits White House, discusses African priorities with top Biden officials in Washington

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Simon Ateba( Chief White House Correspondent )

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.

Niger Foreign Minister Massaoudou Hassoumi met with U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan at the White House on Friday and with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the State Department on Thursday in an effort to strengthen ties with Washington and discuss a wide range of issues, “including timely democratic transitions in neighboring countries as well as address food insecurity and development.”