Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister Timothy Kabba has requested a meeting with the US Ambassador, Bryan Hunt following news of a proposed travel ban by the US government on Sierra Leone nationals.
Information reaching our desk indicates that the meeting will focus on the rationale for the visa restriction on Sierra Leone nationals by the US government.
Last week, the New York Times reported that Sierra Leone is placed among 42 other countries with proposed travel restrictions from the US Department of Homeland Security.
In a list shared last week by the New York Times, Sierra Leone is placed in the orange tier section indicating that visas will be restricted for Sierra Leone nationals. The section also includes Pakistan, South Sudan, Russia and Eritrea.
The ban is thought to be part of the Trump administration’s strategy to restrict immigration from countries deemed as rogue states. In addition, some residents of the West African nation are suggesting that the ban may be linked to the country’s recent entanglements in narcotics scandals.
However, the official reason for the proposed ban will surface early this week after the meeting between the Foreign Minister and the US Ambassador.
Oooh sierra Leone ….APC operatives are going all out to see our country is scramble for their political interest ….for those who were celebrating Mohamed kambaraban Mansaray ….you see what is coming for our country .
Man, you’re very stupid. Is the APC that tell Maada Bio and his Ministers and his appointees to get themselves involved in drug trafficking?
Was it the APC that told Maada Bio to steal our country’s election?
Some of you just write rubbish without thinking twice.
Sure
Why can’t you leave the APC party, is the APC party that ban sierra leone from traveling to usa no. Why anytime bad things happen you people always mentioned this party to that is apc not part of this ban or they are not sierra leonean
Very stupid
Borbor Bawoh, you are mad.
U are very stupid at any time bad things happen in our country guys keep on blaming the opposition party instead of finding solutions on how to fix the problem instead we keep on bringing politics some fools for nothing
Those in government are destroying our country including the president himself engaging in cocaine dealing and harboring a drug fugitive, but you want to blame APC and Kamarainba? You are sick and stupid.
Tell him, salone man educated fools
Be it SLPP or APC party, when the ban effective we will all suffer, but the president and his ministers are having limited restrictions