Togo's government has confirmed that ousted Burkina Faso leader Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba had fled to Togo after a military coup.

Togo's Minister of Communication and government spokesman said Damiba was in Togo as part of the country's commitment to peace in the sub-region.

The confirmation came as the West African bloc, ECOWAS, plans to send envoys to Burkina Faso after troops toppled Damiba in the country's second putsch this year.

The ousted leader’s departure followed mediations between Damiba – who himself took power in a January putsch – and the new self-proclaimed leader, Ibrahim Traoré, by religious and community leaders.

On Sunday, religious leaders who had mediated between the factions said that Damiba had offered his resignation as long as his security and other conditions were met.

A junta representative later announced on state television that their leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traoré, officially has been named head of state following the Friday coup that ousted Damiba.

Their power grab marked Burkina Faso's second military coup this year, deepening fears that the political chaos could divert attention from an insurgency whose violence has killed thousands and forced two million to flee their homes.