In conjunction with the suffering of some African countries due to the imposition Customs By the Trump administration, many Africans found themselves in a new crisis in the travel ban US In addition to a proposal for a financial tax on expatriate remittances.
When the architect Issa Farida Geraldo, residing in Lome, heard the partial restrictions imposed by President Trump to travel from Togo to the United States, she expressed regret and grief for the loss of what many young people considered “the land of opportunities”.
Geraldo said that the United States was a dream for Togolese, as they went to it, saving money, supporting their families, and setting up projects in Africa.
The decree that Trump signed and enters into force today, Monday, prohibits the citizens of African countries, which are Chad, the Democratic Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Sudan, Haiti and Somalia.
The decree also imposed partial restrictions on the Republic of Togo, Burundi and Sierra Leone, which means that its citizens will not be able to travel to the United States through all visas.
Excess damage
As for the architect Geraldo, who previously graduated from the “Mandela Fellowship for leaders Africa The youth “launched by President Obama, these restrictions may exacerbate the damage caused by aid reduction.
Political analyst Mikhail Niamia said that the embargo and new restrictions will lead to a pattern of exclusion, and adds the institutional character to the depiction of Africans as strangers in the world order.
Mikhail added that these conditions in the short term will restrict access to education and innovation, while in the long run, it may remove the Africans from partnerships with the United States.
For her part, a spokesperson for Bassem said White House Abigl Jackson The countries listed in the list “lack appropriate achievement mechanisms, show high rates to exceed the duration of the residence, or refrain from sharing identity information.”
The spokeswoman added on the “X” platform that this decision represents Trump’s promises to protect Americans from dangerous foreign parties that want to harm the country.
Deepening the division
The Director of Oxfam, America Abe, refuses to fatten all the justifications presented by the White House, regarding the ban on the entry of citizens of some countries to the United States, saying that this deepens inequality, and is devoted to harmful stereotypes, racism, and religious tolerance.
Maxman said that this policy is not related to national security, but rather aims to sow division and distort the image of societies looking for opportunities and safety in America.
Many Africans are afraid of approving a draft law proposed by Trump that imposes a 3.5% tax on the remittances of expatriates valuable in The United States of America.
And when the law is passed, it will harm the local product in many African countries that rely heavily on expatriate transfers abroad.
Jeffrey Gitchh, 34 -year -old Kenyan nurse, says he regularly sends money to his family in Kenya, and if new fees are imposed on transfers, this will complicate matters, and increase the burdens.
Human rights activists have dedicated these restrictions and the proposed tax, saying that they are targeting universal southern citizens.
Some experts believe that these decisions would weaken the United States of America’s relations with the countries of Africa, especially at this stage, which is witnessing Africa’s anti -West discourse.
Despite what is represented by the decision to ban entry from inferior and exclusionary view, it is not negative for the citizens of some of the countries that included it, as is the case with Libya.
A researcher at the Royal Institute of United Services, Jalil Harshawi, said that many will not be affected by the new ban because the United States is not a major travel destination for them.