BANJUL (Reuters) – West African regional bloc ECOWAS slapped sanctions on Guinea-Bissau’s military rulers on Monday and threatened to use force to dislodge them, after talks to restore constitutional order in the coup-stricken nation broke down. Guinea-Bissau has been run by soldiers since an April 12 coup that derailed presidential elections and set back Western efforts to combat drug cartels using the country as a transit hub for cocaine bound for Europe. …

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