No wahala, my people! E don happen! Mali and Burkina Faso don come out with fresh gist wey go bubble dem enta wahala with U.S. citizens. Dem don announce say dem go ban Americans from entering their country, all because Trump don put dem for im travel ban list.
As dem state for their foreign ministry statement, na ‘reciprocity’ wey dey lead this decision. You sabi, Trump gree add dem plus five other countries wey go chop this travel wahala. E mean say as he do dem like this, dem too don decide say dem go do the same back to am.
According to the White House, this expanded ban go start on January 1. Dem talk say na because these countries no get proper ways to check people wey dey enter dem side. Dem claim say e get serious deficiencies for screening and info-sharing wey fit pose threats to U.S. national safety.
Mali don vex say Trump no even bother to consult dem before e add dem to this travel ban. Dem talk say the reason wey Trump give no follow wetin dey happen for ground. E be like say e wan make dem dey align with im own political agenda.
No be only Mali and Burkina Faso dey do this kind retaliatory action o! Niger wey dey their neighbour self don already stop issuing visa to Americans since December 25. Na wetin we dey see as Trump dey shake table, na so developing countries dey react as e dey hot.
For the matter wey involve visa wahala, e don happen before. Niger don face same kind issue when dem carry their name enter one travel ban list earlier. The way wey these countries dey chop this matter, e show say dem dey serious about protecting their own sovereignty.
Make we no forget say some comments don dey drop for social media regarding this matter. One person from the comments section don joke say now dem fit no dey able to import things wey dem dey need from Mali and Burkina Faso. Another one say na small American tourists dey visit these countries, so e no go matter much to American tourism business. But no matter wetin dem talk, e go balance each side for global relationship matter.
As e be so, we go dey watch as dis travel ban matter dey unfold. Who go lose more: U.S. or these West African countries? Time go tell. E be like say dem dey plan plenty strategies to manage how this go affect dem in long run. Stay tuned for more gist as e dey hot!
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