Ouagadougou: German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday arrived in Burkina Faso where she promised aid to strengthen security in the West African country.
Merkel, who also attended a G5 meeting of Sahel country leaders, is due travel on to Mali and Niger.
"We talked about the deteriorating security situation and we want to be on the side of Burkina Faso, especially in terms of cooperation on security," Merkel told reporters after a meeting with Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore.
"This is necessary because in the east and north of the country there is a situation where children cannot go to school, where populations seem to live in insecurity," she said.
"We need to end these problems as quickly as possible," she added.
President Kabore said the aid would help Burkina Faso to tackle the closure of schools due to jihadist attacks which have seen teachers forced to flee.
"Germany has announced 46 million euros ($51 million) in aid which should enable us to take better charge of the security issue in the north and east and take action that will strengthen the resilience of these populations," he said.
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