Mali and Burkina Faso have announced a travel ban on U.S. citizens in response to a similar measure introduced by the Trump administration earlier this month.
In separate statements issued yesterday, the foreign ministries of the two West African countries said the decision was taken in the spirit of reciprocity, following the White House’s announcement on December 16, that U.S. President Donald Trump would add them along with five other countries to a list subject to a full travel ban.
Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration.
The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US President Donald Trump’s expanded travel ban.
In separate statements, they said they would apply the same measures on US nationals.
Burkina Faso’s foreign affairs minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré said his government was acting on the “principle of reciprocity”, while Mali’s foreign ministry called for “mutual respect and sovereign equality”.
The latter said it regretted the US’s move, adding that “such an important decision was made without any prior consultation”.