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Burkina Faso's interim President Michel Kafando has been freed and is in good health, the new junta leaders say. However, Prime Minister Isaac Zida, who was also detained when the presidential guard stormed a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, remains under house arrest. The coup leaders have agreed to the "principle of dialogue", as two West African leaders arrive to mediate. The US, France and the African Union (AU) have condemned the takeover in the former French colony. At least three people have died in protests in the capital, Ouagadougou, after an ally of ex-President Blaise Compaore was named leader on Thursday.