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Why Trump has banned, restricted 16 African countries from entering US

US President Donald Trump speaks at a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 16, 2025. [AFP]

President Donald Trump on Tuesday, December 16, signed a proclamation imposing full travel restrictions and entry limitations on four more African countries.

The new additions, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and South Sudan, bring the total number of fully restricted African countries to 12.

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