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Why has US expanded travel ban to Chad and removed Sudan?
Source: BBC
Why has US expanded travel ban to Chad and removed Sudan?
By Tomi Oladipo
BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent
26 September 2017 US & Canada
Chad has called on the US government to reverse its decision to include the country on its travel ban list.
Foreign Minister Madeleine Alingué said in a statement that the decision undermined the image of Chad and good relations between the two countries.
She added that Chad was a partner in the fight against terrorism and that the ban would ruin its bilateral relationship with the US.
Citizens of Chad are now banned from gaining business and tourist visas for the US.
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President Trump's proclamation will come as a surprise to many Lake Chad Basin watchers, but US intelligence suggests that Chadian authorities have not been sharing information relating to public safety and terrorism with their US counterparts.
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By Tomi Oladipo
BBC Monitoring Africa security correspondent
26 September 2017 US & Canada
Chad has called on the US government to reverse its decision to include the country on its travel ban list.
Foreign Minister Madeleine Alingué said in a statement that the decision undermined the image of Chad and good relations between the two countries.
She added that Chad was a partner in the fight against terrorism and that the ban would ruin its bilateral relationship with the US.
Citizens of Chad are now banned from gaining business and tourist visas for the US.
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President Trump's proclamation will come as a surprise to many Lake Chad Basin watchers, but US intelligence suggests that Chadian authorities have not been sharing information relating to public safety and terrorism with their US counterparts.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41388570
