Two bans. Two flags. One escalating diplomatic firestorm.
Within days of Donald Trump unveiling a sweeping expansion of U.S. travel restrictions,
Mali and Burkina Faso have stunned Washington with a brutal response: Americans no longer welcome.

Officials call it “reciprocity.” Critics call it the start of a dangerous new era. As Niger and Chad harden their stance, regional alliances shift, visas vanish, and the cost of political theater suddenly turns terr… Continues…