U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a travel ban on 43 countries, according to a report by Reuters on Saturday, citing an internal memo and officials familiar with the matter.
The memo categorises the affected countries into three groups: red, orange, and yellow. While the list has yet to receive final approval from the Trump administration, it includes several African nations, though major economies like Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, and Egypt are excluded.
The red group consists of 11 countries—Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Syria, Libya, Cuba, Bhutan, Venezuela, North Korea, Yemen, and Somalia—whose nationals would be completely barred from entering the U.S.
The orange group includes 10 countries—Russia, Belarus, Myanmar, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Pakistan, Laos, Turkmenistan, Haiti, and Eritrea—where visa access would be significantly restricted.
The yellow group lists 22 countries that have been given 60 days to address concerns. These nations include Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dominica, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, São Tomé and Príncipe, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe.
The New York Times first reported on the proposed visa ban list. However, a U.S. official told Reuters that the list is still subject to revisions and has yet to be approved by the administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The proposed ban is part of Trump’s broader immigration crackdown, which he initiated at the start of his second term in January.
