The leaders of the West African regional bloc, known as Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will meet on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to discuss steps to be taken after the Niger military, who overthrew the government in a coup, defied a deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The meeting will be held in Abuja, said an ECOWAS spokesperson.The leaders of the West African regional bloc, known as Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will meet on Thursday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, to discuss steps to be taken after the Niger military, who overthrew the government in a coup, defied a deadline to reinstate ousted President Mohamed Bazoum. The meeting will be held in Abuja, said an ECOWAS spokesperson.