Trump’s travel ban could drive some African countries closer to U.S. adversaries

Trump’s travel ban could drive some African nations closer to America’s adversaries The president’s latest travel ban, which includes several African countries, underscores a risky strategy of exploitation and ostracism that could backfire.

June 5, 2025, 3:09 PM EDT

By Ja'han Jones

Donald Trump ’s travel ban, a purportedly security-focused measure largely targeting African nations and Muslim-majority countries , underscores his administration’s ignorant and potentially destructive approach to a continent with growing global influence.

In announcing the ban , Trump said it’s meant to ensure the U.S. only allows people to enter who “do not bear hostile attitudes toward its citizens, culture, government, institutions, or founding principles.”

Whereas the Biden administration too