German Development Minister Svenja Schulze warned that Islamist terrorism and Russian ambitions were threatening the Sahel region in sub-Saharan Africa ahead of her departure for political talks in Burkina Faso and Benin. On Monday, Schulze will be the first European minister to visit Burkina Faso since the military coup in September 2022 that installed Ibrahim Traoré as leader of the country. Schulze is the chair of the Sahel Alliance, which was founded by Germany, France and the European Union to support the Sahel states. Germany is the fourth largest donor to the development body. Burkina F…