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West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts ABUJA, Nigeria -- West Africa bloc approves exit timeline for 3 coup-hit nations after failed peace efforts.

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS approved Sunday an exit timeline for three coup-hit nations after a nearly yearlong process of mediation to avert the unprecedented ...