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ECOWAS holds emergency session urging coup nations not to withdraw

The West African regional bloc confronted a political rift over the 'potential exits' of nations led by military juntas.

Leaders from the West African bloc ECOWAS meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja.
Leaders from the West African bloc ECOWAS meet in Nigeria’s capital Abuja. (AN/ECOWAS)

West African foreign ministers met in Nigeria’s capital Abuja seeking to quell dissent among nations ruled by military leaders that seized power.

A delayed election in Senegal and decisions by junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger to withdraw from the regional bloc ECOWAS tested unity in West Africa.

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