Mali coup leaders have released interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane.

They were freed at around 01:00 local time on Thursday, the BBC's Noel Ebrin Brou reports.

The two men had been held at a military camp since Monday.

"We were true to our word," a military official is quoted as saying by AFP news agency.

The president and prime minister were forced to resign after being stripped of their powers by the military - the second coup in the West African nation in nine months.