A general has denied leading a coup attempt in 2015 in Burkina Faso, reports AFP news agency.

Gen Gilbert Diendere appeared in front of a military court in the capital, Ouagadougou, in his first testimony at his trial.

Gen Diendere was formerly head of guarding former President Blaise Compaore who was ousted in a popular uprising in 2014.

The general is charged with treason, murder and threatening state security.