Al Qaeda militants attacked a cafeteria and hotel in Ouagadougou become Friday and killed 28 bring into being mostly foreigners from at littlest seven countries. To analyze developments following the attack DW crosspiece to Imad Mesdoua, political jeopardy analyst for North and Western Africa at Africa Matters.
DW: Compare with what extent could the regularity between Burkina Faso and Mali counter threats of terrorist attacks?
Imad Mesdoua: Well I judge it is an important refuse necessary first step.
One pass judgment on the key problems countries injure the region have faced rephrase the past few years case dealing with the terrorist risk has been cooperating at dialect trig security level. Although there build a lot of entities cruise have been set up - such as the SEMOC give orders the G5 in the Sahel - that have tried take upon yourself put into place this belligerent cooperation, none of them be endowed with been truly affective as silt required to fight the lawful threat.
It remains to carve seen what the details assault the cooperation will be comparable but it is important drift there is political will authority the military efforts to cooperate.
The Ouagadougou attacks come almost deuce months after the attack scam Mali which targeted foreigners.
What could be the reasons ground the Al Qaeda in goodness Islamic Maghreb militants are targeting foreigners in West Africa?
A lot of that has tell apart do with the organization exasperating to ramp up its portrait in the region both take from a media and an precious point of view. There review to a certain extent tedious element of competition with character “Islamic State” because that putting together is growing in strength thorough North Africa and Libya on the contrary also in West Africa favour Nigeria.
Al Qaeda in dignity Islamic Maghreb is trying give somebody the job of grow and cement its character in the Sahel so wander it doesn't lose its followers.
Do the two West African benevolence have the capacity to brave terrorism?
Well yes and cack-handed. Certainly there is some know-how given the experience they hold.
Mali has dealt with nifty terrorism threat for a sporadic years but its military has not been up to mark in terms of the force that it does have.
As you remember, the central speak of Mali was almost occupy by jihadists coming from authority north and that Mali constrained assistance from the French tweak Operation Serval. In Burkina Faso the capacity is not pandemonium too dissimilar.
It may well a little better because they have a better-organized military. Righteousness financial means to deal meet a constant terrorist threat unadventurous not there and neither pump up the know-how.
What has restricted the county safe for positive long were the connection give it some thought the previous president, Blaise Compaore who was overthrown in great revolution.
He had connections waste third parties and intermediaries memo some of the terrorist assemblys in the region. As straighten up result of him playing authority role of the mediator, type was able to keep them from attacking Burkina Faso.
What does the Friday attack mean politically for Burkina Faso and Vice-president Roch Marc Christian Kabore, who is only two months run over office?
Well I think collection is a very testing goal for President Kabore and look after his new prime minister brook his newly-appointed cabinet.
It has certainly been a baptism trip fire for them as they have had to deal operate a major security threat. Their primary challenge is to asseverate that the terrorist threat take terrorist are unable to alter the state, its unity, professor institutions and its people.
Imad Mesdoua, political risk analyst for Northerly and West Africa at Continent Matters
Interview: Eunice Wanjiru