FILE - The Burkina Faso nationals flag with a man standing in front of it is seen during a memorial ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut, File)FILE - The Burkina Faso nationals flag with a man standing in front of it is seen during a memorial ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Theo Renaut, File)FILE - The Burkina Faso nationals flag with a man standing in front of it is seen during a memorial ceremony in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Jan. 23, 2016. Another statement signed by Burkina Faso’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré cited similar reasons for the ban on American nationals entering Burkina Faso. Mali and Burkina Faso have struggled to contain armed groups that have spread rapidly in both countries.

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