NIAMEY/ABUJA - West African defence chiefs conclude a two-day meeting on Thursday that is discussing last week's coup in Niger - talks they have promised will send a strong message about their intolerance for unconstitutional takeovers. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has unleashed sanctions, threats of military intervention, and diplomatic overtures in its push to restore the presidency of President Mohamed Bazoum. It is not clear whether the defence chiefs' meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja will provide further detail on the bloc's threat to authorise the use of force if coup leaders do not reinstate Bazoum by a Sunday deadline - its strongest stance yet after a string of military takeovers in the region.

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