"Mali and Burkina Faso have announced their plan to apply reciprocal visa bans to citizens of the United States, weeks after President Donald Trump included the West African countries in an expanded travel ban list. In separate letters shared late on Tuesday, both countries emphasised that the new measures were aimed at applying the same rules to Americans travelling to their countries as their citizens face when travelling to the US."
"The announcements came after Trump said on December 16 he was adding seven more countries, as well as the holders of Palestinian Authority documents, to a list of countries whose nationals were fully restricted and limited from entering the US. Burkina Faso and Mali were among the countries added to the list, all of which were either Arab or African nations."
Mali and Burkina Faso announced reciprocal visa bans on US citizens, applying the same entry conditions that US authorities impose on their nationals. Mali's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said US citizens travelling to the country would experience identical conditions and requirements, citing reciprocity and immediate effect. Burkina Faso said it would apply equivalent visa measures and reaffirmed commitment to mutual respect, sovereign equality, and reciprocity in international relations. The measures followed a US policy change on December 16 that added seven countries and Palestinian Authority document holders to a list facing entry restrictions, with US reasons citing counterterrorism concerns, visa overstays, and refusal to accept deported nationals.
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