Fearful that the chaos may spread, the neighbours, chiefly Nigeria, sent soldiers to support Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, operating under the mandate of the West African Economic Community.
It has called on the West African regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas), to speed up the planned deployment of a force of more than 3, 000.
The African Union said earlier Tuesday that it would impose more sanctions on Mali, one day after the Economic Community of West African States slapped the junta with travel and economic restrictions.
The coup took place just before the second round of presidential elections scheduled for later this month, sparking international condemnation and calls for a return to civilian rule by the African Union, Western powers and the regional Economic Community of West African States.
The African Union said Tuesday it will impose more sanctions on the country, one day after the Economic Community of West African States slapped the ruling military junta with travel and economic restrictions after last month's coup.
Thursday, the regional group, Economic Community of West African States, met in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, to discuss military intervention in Mali.
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The regional bloc -- the Economic Community Of West African States -- has said it has 3, 300 regional troops on standby.
Various heads of state will attend, including Burkina Faso and Nigeria, according to the Economic Community Of West African States, the regional bloc.
Members of the Economic Community of West African States pledged thousands of troops, and the Security Council urged other nations to contribute forces as well.
Members of ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, pledged thousands of troops, and the Security Council has urged other nations to contribute forces as well.
It is Africa's second-biggest economy, after South Africa, and the leader of the regional Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), accounting for roughly half of its GDP.
The French were the most bullish in supporting military intervention by ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), but the scale of the task was recognized as enormous.
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is overseeing the peacekeeping mission, has said in the past that troops will only go in if there is a ceasefire.
The team's task will be to determine the requirements for a peacekeeping mission in Liberia, which could include troops from the United States and the Economic Community of West African States.
Western analysts say the plan by the Economic Community of West African States to deploy some 3, 000 troops to reclaim areas held by the rebels may just make the situation worse.
We remember those Ecomog (Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group) soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice of giving up their own lives so that our children can live in peace.
The Economic Community of West African States plans to hold an emergency meeting in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to prepare to send troops to Mali to help government forces, a spokesman for the organization said.
The Economic Community of West African States imposed an immediate travel ban by the coup leaders and imposed a diplomatic and financial embargo that regional leaders discussed last week, ECOWAS Chairman Alassane Ouattara said Monday.
Diplomats expect some 3, 300 troops from seven or eight countries belonging to the regional grouping known as ECOWAS (the Economic Community Of West African States) to arrive in Mali over the next week or so.
Supporters of Mali's coup leader named him to head a new interim government in defiance of a deal brokered by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a regional body that has been trying to mediate.
However, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has tried to broker a return to civilian rule after the March 22 coup, decided to let Traore remain in charge for a year to oversee a transition back to democracy.
It gathered 116 participants including senior government officials from the Federal Ministries and specialized agencies concerned with education, planning, youth, literacy, as well as the representatives of civil society, academia, profssional bodies and the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS).
The World Heritage Committee also recognized efforts already undertaken to help Mali safeguard its heritage, notably the sending of a mission in May by Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the efforts fo the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the countries of the region to help the people of Mali resolve the crisis.
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