Mali and Burkina Faso bar US citizens in reciprocal travel ban
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Mali and Burkina Faso have announced they will bar U.S. citizens from entering their countries in retaliation for restrictions imposed by the Trump administration. The two West African nations were recently included under full entry bans as part of the United States’ expanded travel restrictions.
In response, both governments said they would apply reciprocal measures to U.S. nationals. Burkina Faso’s foreign affairs minister, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré, said the decision was based on the principle of reciprocity, while Mali’s foreign ministry emphasized the need for mutual respect and sovereign equality.
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