Trump tightens US entry ban on 12 African states


US President Donald Trump at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 17, 2025, before departing to attend a ceremony for the return of two US servicemen killed in Syria at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. [AFP]


President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a proclamation imposing full travel restrictions and entry limitations on four more African countries in a move that further tightens immigration controls. The new additions include South Sudan, Kenya’s neighbour to the North and a member of the East African Community.  

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