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President Donald Trump's restrictions on travel from 10 African countries have been praised by analysts for improving US security internationally and nationally.
The president said a travel ban was being introduced in X last weekend after terrorist attacks on pro-Israel groups who insisted on Hamas to release Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado.
In a White House fact sheet, Trump said, “We've restored a travel ban, called a Trump travel ban, and some people protect radical Islamic terrorists from our country.”
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President Donald Trump will appear in the crowd at a conservative political action conference held at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
This was supported by Tommy Piggott, a leading deputy spokesman for the State Department. “This is a national security order,” Piggott said at a briefing Thursday.
However, observers believe there is an external international reason.
“Every African countries, if not most, are due to extreme instability and terrorist shelters on this list, or because of the very poor or lack of relations between them and the US,” Bill Roggio, a senior fellow at the FDD's Defense Foundation and editor of the FDD's Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital.
“For example, the United States has been historically difficult for Eritrea with its claims of human rights abuses and support for terrorism. In Chad, its junta drove US troops out of their territory last year, further damaging US stance in Africa.”
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Some of the restricted African countries listed below pose serious potential security concerns to the United States
February 17, 2011, file photo, hundreds of newly trained Al-Shabaab fighters will conduct military exercises in the area south of Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP Photo/Farrah Abdi Walshark)
Somalia
Two major Muslim terrorist groups in the world, ISIS and al-Qaeda, are represented here by Al-Shabaab, both of which are openly run in Somalia. The White House described it this week as “a safe haven for terrorists.”
A briefing note with the travel ban declared, “A sustained terrorist threat arises from Somali's territory. Somalia remains a destination for individuals seeking to join a terrorist group that threatens the US national security.”
The US Africa Command conducted five air attacks on operators from both groups in just 12 days until June 2nd.
Libya
Over the past month, a battle of remains on the streets and subsequent stakes have been reported in Libyan capital Tripoli. The UN's mission to support in Libya recently posted to X that the situation may have been “out of control.”
“The presence of historic terrorists within Libyan territory amplifies the risks posed by entry into the US people,” the White House said.
Sudan
The Sudanian Liberation Fighter, a Sudanese rebel group operating in Darfur, Sudan, will be in support of Army Secretary Abdel Fatta al-Burhan to attend the graduation ceremony in southeastern Gedalev on March 28, 2024. (Getty Images)
The United States has already imposed sanctions on leaders of both parties involved in the two-year civil war, reportedly killing 150,000 people and expelling 12 million people. The US claims up to 28% of Sudan's visa overstay.
Eritrea
The Eritrean criminal history cannot be used for testing by US officials. The White House also reported that “Eritrea has historically refused to accept removable citizens” with an overstay rate of up to 55%.
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Chad
The West African country is raising concerns in Washington to deepen its ties with Russia. Chad's President Idris Debbie went to Moscow last year for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kremlin Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was warmly welcomed for a mutual visit in the Chadian capital n'djamena. The domestic importance of the Russian Shadow Wagner Private Mercenary Group has been raised in question after three members were arrested and sent back to Moscow in September.
In this pool photo, distributed by Russian state-owned agency Sputnik, Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Mahahamat Idris Debbie in the Kremlin on January 24, 2024, Chad's transitional period. (Mikhail Metzel/Pool/AFP via Getty Images)
This week, banning citizens, the US said Chad has a visa overstay rate of up to 55%. In Chad, President Debbie replied, “I directed the government to act according to the principles of reciprocity and to suspend the issuance of visas to US citizens.”
Equatorial Guinea
People in this West African country are reportedly staying at up to 70% of their F, M and J visas.
Republic of the Congo
Depending on the visa category, up to 35% of US citizens report overestimating their visas.
The population is partially restricted and now only entry into the United States.
Sierra Leone
There is an overstay rate of up to 35%, and the White House says it has “historically failed to accept removable citizens.”
Libyan protesters gather at the Martyr's Square in Tripoli and call for the resignation of the National Unified Government on May 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Take home
Togo suffers from poor governance, nepotism and widespread corruption, and has reportedly even travelled to the president's office. Over 50% of the population is below what is considered the international poverty line. Togo citizens have an overstay rate of up to 35% in the US
Burundi
Burundi is fighting South Sudan for the suspicious title of one of the world's poorest countries. But rising inflation has caused a catastrophic rise in food prices. Former rebel groups have led the country for 20 years on suspicion of political unrest and oppression. Burundi citizens have an overstay rate of up to 17% in the US
