US EditionBurkina Faso rejects proposal to accept deportees from the US
Burkina Faso rejects U.S. deportation policy and faces visa service suspension, while other African countries accept deportees under secret agreements, with over 40 sent since July.
- On Thursday, Burkina Faso refused a US proposal to accept deportees, and the US embassy in Ouagadougou suspended most visa services, redirecting applicants to Lome, Togo.
- Under Captain Ibrahim Traoré's leadership the government has pursued a fiercely independent, anti-Western stance and Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré called the US proposal `indecent` and against national dignity.
- More than 40 deportees have been sent to African countries since July, and Human Rights Watch said the US offered financial incentives, with Rwanda set to receive $7.5 million.
- The decision constitutes a diplomatic snub to the Trump administration, sharply rebuffing President Donald Trump's deportation policy as Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré asked, `Is this a way to put pressure on us?`
- Recent legal challenges highlight human-rights risks tied to the deportation programme as eleven of the 14 deportees sent to Ghana last month sued over conditions and several remain detained in South Sudan and Rwanda.
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The Straits Times
Burkina Faso refuses to receive foreigners deported from US
Burkina Faso has said it rejected a proposal by the United States to take in foreigners being deported as part of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Read more at straitstimes.com.
In Burkina Faso, a diplomatic arm has engaged with the US authorities. The Trump administration has visibly increased in recent months the requests for deportations to be accepted in Burkina Faso as is already the case in Ghana, Rwanda, Eswatini and South Sudan. A proposal rejected by Ouagadougou which rejects the fact of "being a land of deportation". As a direct consequence or not, Washington indicated that the Burkinabe now had to apply for a…
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Burkina Faso rejects proposal to accept deportees from the U.S.
DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso says it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States. The West African...
Burkina Faso Stands Firm Against US Deportation Proposal
Burkina Faso has rejected a US proposal to accept deportees, with Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore calling the proposal 'indecent'. The rejection followed the US Embassy in Ouagadougou suspending most visa services for Burkina Faso residents. Human Rights Watch mentions financial incentives offered to African nations to accept deportees.
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