
U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly considering a travel ban targeting Nigerian nationals and citizens of 35 other countries, in what would be a major expansion of the administration’s earlier restrictions announced this month.
According to *The Washington Post*, the expanded list of countries was detailed in a memo from the State Department, signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The document outlines that a total of 25 African nations are at risk of facing visa bans or other travel limitations.
Governments of the listed countries have been given a 60-day ultimatum to comply with newly established benchmarks set by the State Department. They are required to submit an initial action plan by 8 a.m. on Wednesday.
The memo cited reasons for the potential sanctions, including the absence of a credible or cooperative central authority capable of issuing reliable identity and civil documents, as well as pervasive government fraud. It also noted that some nations had high numbers of citizens who overstayed their U.S. visas.
Countries named in the memo include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Ethiopia, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.