BREAKING: Mali junta, ECOWAS talks end in deadlock

Dialogue between ECOWAS and Mali’s new junta ended on Monday without a deal on how the country should return to civilian rule following last week’s coup, negotiators said.
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According to a statement, the two sides also said that ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita whose return to office had been initially demanded by the regional bloc ECOWAS longer wished to resume duties, Daily Times gathered.