The United States announced Tuesday April 10,2018 the lifting of its six-month ban on visitors and immigrants from Chad, saying the country had met key security requirements for vetting travelers
The central African country's government, which the US calls a "critical" partner in fighting terrorism, had expressed astonishment in September 2017 when the US unexpectedly added it to a list of 5 other mainly Muslim Countries under a Travel Ban
Chad's foreign minister Cherif Mahamat Zene welcomed the news.
"Chad is pleased to be removed from the list of countries whose nationals are banned from entering the United States, and hopes to further strengthen the strategic partnership and cooperation between the two countries," he tweeted.
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