Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando has said he is back in charge and civilian rule restored nearly a week after a coup, the BBC reported on Wednesday.

His announcement came as coup leader Gen Gilbert Diendere went to welcome several African leaders arriving to oversee the transfer of power.

His presidential guard agreed to a deal overnight with the regular army to avoid violence.

They pledged to return to barracks and the army to withdraw from the capital.

Source: MENA