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West African states are to impose diplomatic and economic sanctions on Mali immediately, Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has announced.Regional body Ecowas had given the leaders of the country's military coup until Monday to step down.Tuareg rebels took advantage of the political situation to seize the whole of the north over the weekend.Correspondents say the poor, landlocked country would struggle to survive an economic blockade.
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