German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre left, is welcomed by Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, right, at the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday, May 1, 2019. AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre left, is welcomed by Burkina Faso President, Roch Marc Christian Kabore, right, at the Presidential Palace in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Wednesday, May 1, 2019.Show more

Africa

Germany’s Angela Merkel pledges terror aid to Burkina Faso as G5 Sahel summit begins

An ISIS affiliate in the West African country was accepted by the group’s leader Al Baghdadi this week

The National

May 02, 2019