Ouagadougou

The latest claim comes months after Ouagadougou said it thwarted another "destabilisation" plot against the junta last November.

In Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso's capital, Cisse Kabore told the BBC she wanted her country to remain in Ecowas because now the region "will no longer be united as before".

The group says it is guarding the Russian ambassador in Ouagadougou, the Burkina Faso capital.

The move was announced on Saturday, after a national consultation meeting in the West African country's capital city, Ouagadougou.

There was no immediate response from the authorities in the West African country's capital, Ouagadougou.