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That 'Chaos' at Psaki's final White House briefing: Here is my side of the story - Simon Ateba

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That 'Chaos' at Psaki's final White House briefing: Here is my side of the story - Simon Ateba
By Today News Africa, Washington. • Issue #365 • View online
Our top stories today can be found below. But first, here is my side of the story following that ‘chaotic’ White House press briefing yesterday.
You might have seen all the headlines about me. Simon Ateba did this, Simon Ateba did that at Jen Psaki’s final press briefing as White House Press Secretary. But those headlines are not telling you the true story.
The true story is that of discrimination, that of looking down on some people, ignoring them, behaving as if they don’t have anything to say even when Africa is being discussed in the room, the true story is about perpetuating inequality, elevating some people over others, preaching equity loudly to the country but practicing something different in the briefing room.
It is a horrible story of open discrimination and I just wanted her to be different on her last day, to take questions from across the room, to give a voice to the people she did not call on for 15 months, to be good on her final day. I just wanted to provide a suggestion but I was shut out once again. Sadly! Have that in mind as you read what they are writing about me and her. Well, one of them, RawStory, even gave me a new last name…..Instead of Ateba (Which means He who stands at the top of the mountain) they called me Oteba…
Simon Ateba, White House Correspondent for Today News Africa in Washington

WH press secretary Jen Psaki’s last briefing chaotic, Simon Ateba heckles
As White House press secretary Jen Psaki began to take questions, reporter Simon Ateba was heard yelling from the back of the press briefing room.
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‘Simon, Please Stop!’ Reporters and Psaki Tear Into Correspondent Over Stunning Outbursts at Final Briefing
Jen Psaki gave a scolding to reporter Simon Ateba during her last day with the White House as he interrupted her and others multiple times.
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Jen Psaki fights back tears as she gives final White House press briefing and gets heckled by reporter
JEN Psaki fought back tears as she gave her final White House press briefing, saying she “promised herself she wasn’t going to cry."The fierce politic
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Today News Africa Reporter Simon Ateba Derails Psaki’s Last Briefing | The Daily Caller
Today News Africa Chief White House correspondent Simon Ateba derailed White House press secretary Jen Psaki's final briefing Friday.
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Outgoing WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki Gets Heckled During Emotional Final Briefing
White House press secretary Jen Psaki was heckled while fighting back tears during her emotional final press briefing.
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'Cry more': OAN correspondent slammed for attack on 'Psaki’s reign' after final press briefing - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism
By almost any measure Jen Psaki has been among the most successful and respected White House Press Secretaries in modern times. Unlike her predecessors in the Trump administration, she has held daily press briefings, her briefings have been thorough and open to a wide range of questions from a wide …
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Psaki shuts down journalist repeatedly shouting questions over his colleagues during her final briefing: ‘Simon, please stop!’
Simon Ateba, chief White House correspondent for Today News Africa, reprimanded for behaviour
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Chaotic, Simon Ateba Heckles, WH Press Secretary Jen Psaki's Last Briefing
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s final briefing with reporters quickly devolved into chaos on Friday, when a reporter repeatedly attacked her aides,
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Biden Calls For 'significant' Focus On Human Rights In Africa, Says He 'convinced G7 To Agree' To Provide More Resources To Continent • Today News Africa
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said on Friday that he ‘convinced G7 to agree’ to provide more resources to African nations, adding that there is also a need for ‘a significant increase’ in focusing on human rights on the continent.
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Breaking Two-month Decline In Overall Infections, Southern Africa Now Facing Upsurge In COVID-19 Cases For Third Consecutive Week As Winter Season In The Region Approaches • Today News Africa
Southern Africa is facing an upsurge in COVID-19 cases for the third consecutive week as the winter season in the region approaches. The uptick has broken a two-month-long decline in overall infections recorded across the continent.
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At Second COVID-19 Summit, Leaders Mobilize Nearly $3.2 Billion In New Commitments To Fight Pandemic And Prevent Next One, Urge Countries To Avoid Complacency As People Continue To Die • Today News Africa
The coronavirus pandemic is far from over and countries should avoid complacency, leaders said at the Second COVID-19 Summit held virtually on Thursday. They also mobilized about $3.2 billion in new commitments to fight the current pandemic and prevent the next one.
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President Biden Congratulates 'long-time Friend' Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan On His Election As President Of The United Arab Emirates • Today News Africa
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Saturday congratulated his ‘long-time friend’ Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on his election as President of the United Arab Emirates.
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Biden 'deeply Saddened' Over Passing Of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahran: He Was 'a True Partner And Friend Of The United States' • Today News Africa
President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday mourned the passing of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahran, saying that he was “a true partner and friend of the United States.”
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In Joint Statement, G7 Says It Will Help Ukraine Battle Russia To The Very End • Today News Africa
In a joint statement on Saturday, the G7 foreign ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, said there were solidly behind Ukraine and will help the European nation battle Russia to the very end.
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Top Biden Officials In Africa Meet With President Muse Bihi Abdi Of Somaliland, Discuss Security • Today News Africa
U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, along with Larry E. André, Jr., U.S. Ambassador to Somalia, met with Muse Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, in Hargeisa, Somalia, on May 12, 2022, and discussed a wide range of issues, including what they described as “expanded and enriched partnership with Somaliland.”
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Building Sustainable Jobs And A Healthy Workforce: MCC, Lesotho Sign $300 Million Development Grant • Today News Africa
The U.S. government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of the Kingdom of Lesotho signed the $300 million Lesotho Health and Horticulture Compact today at the Manthabiseng National Convention Centre, marking the second time the countries have partnered to build sustainable and inclusive economic growth for the people of Lesotho.
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Global Report On Assistive Technology For Disabled Persons To Launch Monday • Today News Africa
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Jen Psaki chides frustrated reporter on her final day as White House press secretary | Daily Mail Online
Outgoing White House press secretary Jen Psaki chided a reporter for an African news site after he repeatedly interrupted her and other journalists at her final press briefing on Friday.
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