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Ecowas suspends Mali over second coup in nine months

Some of the West African leaders of the 15-nation bloc ECOWAS met in Niamey for the summit

West African leaders suspended Mali from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at an extraordinary summit Sunday, but stopped short of reimposing sanctions, after a second military coup in nine months.

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