President Donald Trump signs a proclamation banning citizens from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and South Sudan from entering the United States. They are now categorised as high-risk countries.

Nationals from Tanzania, Nigeria, Senegal, Angola, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe will face restricted travel to the U.S, alongside Burundi, and Togo.

President Trump says most of these countries suffer from “widespread corruption, fraudulent or unreliable civil documents and criminal records”.

The Proclamation also states that some countries have “high visa-overstay rates, refused to repatriate deported nationals, while some have terrorist presence, criminal activity, and extremist activity which poses direct risks to American citizens and interests.”

Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan are already part of the high-risk countries. Their nationals are banned from entering the U.S.