Mali president wants U.S. to reverse Chad travel banBAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, head of a group of five countries in Africa s Sahel region, has asked the United States to remove a travel ban on Chadian nationals, saying that a failure to do so could affect Chad s security commitments. Security analysts expressed surprise when Chad, a key U.S. security partner since the Cold War, was named last week alongside North Korea and Venezuela as part of an eight-country the travel ban. Chad s army acts as a bulwark against local and regional armed movements and played a critical role in pushing back troops from jihadist group Boko Haram when they made a bid to expand beyond northeastern Nigeria in 2015. Its troops continue to hold front-line positions in unstable north Mali where jihadists ousted government authorities five years ago. As recently as February, Chad, also a key French ally, hosted a U.S. military training exercise for special forces as part of a broader strategy to empower regional troops such as the G5 Sahel security bloc consisting of Chad, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Burkina Faso.    The president of the G5 thinks this decision could affect the commitment of Chad, which has until now shown itself to be a key partner in the fight against terrorism in the G5 Sahel and beyond,  said Keita in a statement sent to journalists late on Wednesday.  The president...calls on the authorities to favorably re-examine the matter by lifting the sanctions against Chad,  he added. Chadian officials expressed surprised at the decision earlier this week, calling it  incomprehensible .  The new U.S. measures, which have no end-date, help fulfill a campaign promise President Donald Trump made to tighten U.S. immigration procedures and align with his  America First  foreign policy vision. The White House says the restrictions are the consequences for countries not meeting new requirements for vetting immigrants and issuing visas. worldnews
mali president wants reverse chad travel banbamako reuters mali president ibrahim boubacar keith head group five countries africa she region asked united states remove travel ban chain nationals saying failure could affect chad security commitments security analysts expressed surprise chad key security partner since cold war named last week alongside north korea venezuela part travel ban chad army acts bulwark local regional armed movements played critical role pushing back troops jihadist group book haram made bid expand beyond northeastern nigeria its troops continue hold positions unstable north mali jihadists ousted government authorities five years ago as recently february chad also key french ally hosted military training exercise special forces part broader strategy empower regional troops she security bloc consisting chad mali niger mauritania burkina faso the president thinks decision could affect commitment chad shown key partner fight terrorism she beyond said keith statement sent journalists late wednesday the president calls authorities favorably matter lifting sanctions chad added chain officials expressed surprised decision earlier week calling incomprehensible the new measures help fulfill campaign promise president donald trump made tighten immigration procedures align america first foreign policy vision the white house says restrictions consequences countries meeting new requirements vetting immigrants issuing visas worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Mali president wants U.S. to reverse Chad travel banBAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, head of a group of five countries in Africa s Sahel region, has asked the United States to remove a travel ban on Chadian nationals, saying that a failure to do so could affect Chad s security commitments. Security analysts expressed surprise when Chad, a key U.S. security partner since the Cold War, was named last week alongside North Korea and Venezuela as part of an eight-country the travel ban. Chad s army acts as a bulwark against local and regional armed movements and played a critical role in pushing back troops from jihadist group Boko Haram when they made a bid to expand beyond northeastern Nigeria in 2015. Its troops continue to hold front-line positions in unstable north Mali where jihadists ousted government authorities five years ago. As recently as February, Chad, also a key French ally, hosted a U.S. military training exercise for special forces as part of a broader strategy to empower regional troops such as the G5 Sahel security bloc consisting of Chad, Mali, Niger, Mauritania and Burkina Faso.    The president of the G5 thinks this decision could affect the commitment of Chad, which has until now shown itself to be a key partner in the fight against terrorism in the G5 Sahel and beyond,  said Keita in a statement sent to journalists late on Wednesday.  The president...calls on the authorities to favorably re-examine the matter by lifting the sanctions against Chad,  he added. Chadian officials expressed surprised at the decision earlier this week, calling it  incomprehensible .  The new U.S. measures, which have no end-date, help fulfill a campaign promise President Donald Trump made to tighten U.S. immigration procedures and align with his  America First  foreign policy vision. The White House says the restrictions are the consequences for countries not meeting new requirements for vetting immigrants and issuing visas. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: mali president wants reverse chad travel banbamako reuters mali president ibrahim boubacar keith head group five countries africa she region asked united states remove travel ban chain nationals saying failure could affect chad security commitments security analysts expressed surprise chad key security partner since cold war named last week alongside north korea venezuela part travel ban chad army acts bulwark local regional armed movements played critical role pushing back troops jihadist group book haram made bid expand beyond northeastern nigeria its troops continue hold positions unstable north mali jihadists ousted government authorities five years ago as recently february chad also key french ally hosted military training exercise special forces part broader strategy empower regional troops she security bloc consisting chad mali niger mauritania burkina faso the president thinks decision could affect commitment chad shown key partner fight terrorism she beyond said keith statement sent journalists late wednesday the president calls authorities favorably matter lifting sanctions chad added chain officials expressed surprised decision earlier week calling incomprehensible the new measures help fulfill campaign promise president donald trump made tighten immigration procedures align america first foreign policy vision the white house says restrictions consequences countries meeting new requirements vetting immigrants issuing visas worldnews