BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — A delegation from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS made no headway in talks Monday with coup leaders in Guinea-Bissau, but said at the end of its visit that discussions would continue later this month.

The ECOWAS mission, led by its chairman, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, came to Guinea-Bissau to appeal to the military — which seized power last Wednesday — for a “complete restoration of constitutional order.”

The coup came three days after a closely contested presidential election which the two main contenders claim to have won.

Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister Timothy Musa Kabba described the discussions as “fruitful” and said both sides "expressed their different concerns." The ECOWAS chairman condemned the coup while the military sai

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