The US recently added Niger to its list of countries whose citizens are completely banned from entering. Effective January 1, 2026, no visas, no travel. Niger didn’t hesitate and responded in kind. According to the ANP news agency, the country has completely banned visas for US citizens and banned them from entering indefinitely.

«Niger completely and definitively bans the issuance of visas to all US citizens and indefinitely bans US citizens from entering its territory.»