US EditionMali and Burkina Faso Announce Travel Ban on US Citizens in Tit-for-Tat Move
Mali and Burkina Faso imposed visa bans on U.S. citizens in retaliation for the expanded U.S. travel ban citing national security and reciprocity, joining Niger in similar measures.
- Mali and Burkina Faso announced a travel ban on US citizens in response to the Trump administration's move to impose restrictions on their citizens.
- The foreign ministries of Mali and Burkina Faso cited the 'principle of reciprocity' and called for 'mutual respect and sovereign equality' as reasons for the ban.
- The travel bans come days after neighbouring Niger announced a similar ban, and all three countries are ruled by military juntas that have formed their own regional bloc.
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Burkina Faso, Mali announce travel bans on Americans in retribution for US ban
The two countries were part of President Donald Trump's latest travel ban that included five countries in the aftermath of multiple terror attacks that occurred globally recently, including in Australia and Syria.
Americans Banned From Two African Nations, Here’s Why
Two West African nations have imposed travel bans on Americans in response to a similar move by the Trump administration. Mali and Burkina Faso were recently placed under full entry restrictions under President Trump’s expanded travel ban. “The Trump administration cited the persistence of armed attacks in both nations as ...
Mali and Burkina Faso impose travel bans on Americans
DAKAR, Senegal — Mali and Burkina Faso will impose a travel ban on Americans in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement in December that citizens of the two West African countries would be barred from entering the United States from Jan. 1.
Authorities in Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they are imposing a travel ban on US citizens as a "reciprocal" measure.
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