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The Nigerian delegation arrives in Accra to attend talks between members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and Mali's ruling junta, in power since the mid-August coup. IMAGES
Leaders from West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS stage a summit over Mali's political crisis, three months after slapping tough sanctions on the Sahel nation. IMAGES
West African leaders began a key summit to address the latest coup in the region. Emergency talks in the Ghanaian capital Accra were triggered after Burkina Faso on January 24 became the third member of the 15-nation Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to be overtaken by the military in less than two years - which Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo calls 'of grave concern' in his opening statement. SOUNDBITE
A new summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) begins in Niamey. The discussions will center on the ongoing situation in Mali, following the 18th August coup d'état. IMAGES
Leaders from Nigeria, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Niger and Ghana gather in Bamako's Sheraton Hotel to try break a dreadlock between Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and protest movements demanding his resignation in an escalating political crisis. IMAGES
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara and his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall are welcomed at Bamako airport by Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. Five West African heads of state are expected in Mali to try to resolve the socio-political crisis that has gripped the country since June. IMAGES
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