US EditionAfrican Union Issues Appeal to Trump over Travel Ban
- On May 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning citizens of 12 countries, including seven African nations, from entering the United States.
- The order aims to protect U.S. National security by restricting travel from countries with high terrorism risks, visa overstays, and poor identity verification, a stance that the African Union criticized for lacking evidence-based justification.
- The African Union Commission expressed concern the travel ban could damage decades-old diplomatic relations and cooperation on people-to-people ties, educational exchanges, and commerce between the U.S. And African countries.
- Trump connected the ban to recent terrorist incidents, emphasizing the threat posed by insufficient immigration checks and individuals overstaying their visas. He specifically highlighted Chad as having some of the highest rates of visa violations, noting that about half of its visitors and over half of its students remain in the U.S. Beyond their authorized periods.
- The African Union urged the U.S. To apply travel restrictions in a balanced, consultative, and evidence-based manner aligned with the longstanding U.S.-Africa partnership, while some African leaders responded with reciprocal measures like visa suspensions.
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AU fumes as Trump imposes travel ban on seven African countries, others
President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, signed a proclamation banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States. The post AU fumes as Trump imposes travel ban on seven African countries, others appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
African Union express concerns over Donald Trump’s expanded Travel ban - The Zambian Observer
The African Union (AU) has expressed significant concern over U.S. President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban. The United States announced a new travel ban on June 4, 2025, which restricts entry from 12 countries. Out the countries handed the ban, seven of them are African countries including Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, […] The post African Union express concerns over Donald Trump’s expanded Travel ban first appear…
AU Criticizes Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban Affecting Seven African Nations
The African Union (AU) has raised concerns over US President Donald Trump’s latest travel restrictions on mostly African countries, warning the policy could strain Washington’s diplomatic ties with the continent, Africa News reported. The executive order, issued Wednesday, imposes entry bans on 12 countries—seven of them African—while placing visa restrictions on three others. The full ban applies to Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, …
African nations most impacted by US travel bans - CAJ News Africa
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE banning of citizens from seven African countries from travelling to the United States is a new twist to the complex relationship between President Donald Trump and the continent. Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia and Sudan are among the seven African countries slapped with the ban, alongside Afghanistan, Haiti, Iran, Myanmar and Yemen. Citizens from Burundi, Cuba, L…
African Union Commission warns Trump against arbitrary travel restrictions on African countries - PENPUSHING
The African Union Commission has warned that the arbitrary travel restrictions by the President Donald Trump administration imposed on some African countries could strain decades-long diplomatic relations between the two sides. Penpushing reports that the commission made this clear in a statement while reacting to the new travel ban imposed by United States of America (USA) government which affects seven African countries. The commission emphasi…
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