OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Guinea’s wounded leader has turned up in Burkina Faso after being ejected by Moroccan authorities, putting him within driving distance Wednesday of the nation he terrorized for nearly a year.
The surprise move comes just as the West African country appeared to be moving toward civilian rule. Many fear Capt. Moussa “Dadis” Camara could return to Guinea or destabilize it from exile.
Camara, 45, was shot in the head by his former aide-de- camp a little over a month ago. He was rushed to a Moroccan hospital for emergency surgery, and his health had become a tightly guarded secret.
Camara is the leader of the military junta that seized power in December 2008 after the death of the country’s former strongman, Lansana Conte.
