2 African Nations Bar Americans Following US Travel Ban on Them

The governments of Mali and Burkina Faso said on Tuesday that they are imposing bans on U.S. citizens from entering their countries in response to the Trump administration’s recent decision to place the African nations on a travel ban list. The announcements, which were made in separate statements by the foreign ministry offices of the two West African countries, marked the latest twist in the frosty relationship between West African military dictatorships and the United States. “In accordance with the principle of reciprocity, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation informs the national and international community that, with immediate effect, the Government of the Republic of Mali will apply the same conditions and requirements to US nationals as those imposed on Malian citizens,” the Malian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on X, issued on Dec. 31....