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.
At least nine African countries on Sunday joined almost 60 others in calling on the Taliban to facilitate the safe departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who wish to leave Afghanistan.