Burkina Faso: European countries vow to fight extremism
By DW
03 May 2021 |
1:32 pm
Germany, France, Italy and Spain say they will continue to fight terrorism in Africa's troubled Sahel region following the jihadi killing of three Europeans in Burkina Faso.
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