Mali and Burkina Faso have restricted United States citizens from entering their countries following President Donald Trump’s visa restrictions. With these, the number of African countries reciprocating the US travel ban has climbed to four. On June 6, 2025, Chad suspended the issuance of visas to American citizens as a reciprocal move to earlier US visa restrictions affecting Chadians. Also, 20 countries, including Nigeria, were placed under a partial ban that restricted the entry of immigrants and non-immigrants from January 1, 2026. “Nigeria cannot ban US citizens from entering the country because the stakes are higher for Nigeria; it wants investors from all over the world.

Source: Punch January 04, 2026 00:47 UTC