DAKAR, Senegal — Burkina Faso says it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States.

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Burkina Faso said it has refused a proposal from the Trump administration to accept deportees from the United States

The West African country was asked to take non-citizens expelled by the U.S., in addition to its own nationals

Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré announced the decision on national television Thursday

The U.S. Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital suspended most visa services, redirecting applications to Togo

More than 40 deportees have been sent to Africa since July under agreements with several African nations, sparking protests from rights groups

The West African country was asked whether it would accept n

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