ABUJA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - West African mediators told Mali's
military coup leaders the region would accept a transitional
government led by a civilian or a retired army officer for a
maximum of 12 months, Nigeria's presidency said in a statement
on Thursday.
"The Interim Government would then organize elections to
restore full constitutional order," it said, following a meeting
between President Muhammadu Buhari and the head of delegation
from the regional bloc that returned this week from talks with
the military officers that led the Aug. 18 coup in Bamako.