NEW : The group of heads of states led by Ivorian President and ECOWAS Chairman Allasane Ouattara met in Abidjan , after a pro-junta demonstration at the airport in the Malian capital of Bamako prevented them from landing in Mali for a prearranged meeting . A State Department spokesman announces presidential elections . The Economic Community of West African States has given the junta a deadline . Take back power within 24 hours or face sanctions , ECOWAS says . A military coup ousted Mali 's president last week .
NEW : A State Department spokesman announces presidential elections . The Economic Community of West African States has given the junta a deadline . Take back power within 24 hours or face sanctions , ECOWAS says . A military coup ousted Mali 's president last week .