The President of the United States, Donald Trump, is considering banning 22 African countries from entering the United States.
In a memo discussing sweeping travel restrictions being considered by the Trump administration, half of the 43 countries named are in Africa.
Following President Donald Trump’s executive order on 20 January, which called for intensified security vetting of foreigners seeking entry into the US, his administration is preparing to issue a series of travel restrictions for citizens of 43 countries worldwide, including 22 African countries.
According to a CNN report seen by Happen.ng, a published draft divides the countries into three categories whose citizens may face varying levels of restrictions, including a complete travel ban to the US. These categories are the red, orange, and yellow lists.
On the orange list, whose citizens would face additional travel restrictions rather than a complete ban, Eritrea, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan are joined by Belarus, Pakistan, Russia, and four other countries.
On the yellow list, citizens would be given 60 days to address the concerns raised or risk being moved to another category. Sixteen of the countries on this list are from Africa.
The countries include Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Sao Tome, and Zimbabwe.
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