Mali and Burkina Faso announce travel ban on US citizens in tit-for-tat move

The two states say they are taking reciprocal measures after the US announced full-entry restrictions on their citizens.

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The two West African states were recently placed under full entry restrictions under US President Donald Trump's expanded travel ban.

In separate statements, they said they would apply the same measures on US nationals.

Burkina Faso's foreign affairs minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré said his government was acting on the "principle of reciprocity", while Mali's foreign ministry called for "mutual respect and sovereign equality".

The latter said it regretted the US's move, adding that "such an important decision was made without any prior consultation".