The leader of Guinea, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, has appeared in public for the first time since surviving an assassination attempt last month. He had been receiving treatment in Morocco.

L'Observateur newspaper said Camara disembarked a plane that touched down in Burkina Faso's capital, Ouagadougou, on Tuesday night. Other news reports said Camara required assistance as he got off the plane. Camara was shot on December 3 by his aide, Aboubacar "Toumba" Diakite, who is in hiding.

After seizing power in December 2008 following the death of Guinea's longtime authoritarian ruler, Lasana Conte, Camara promised to lead the country to elections. He later reneged on that commitment, drawing international condemnation and sparking pro-democracy demonstrations in the capital, Guinea. A crack-down on demonstrators last September claimed more than 150 lives, according to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch.

Burkina Faso's president, Blaise Compaore, has been mediating talks between Guinea's military government and the political opposition. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recently said he was encouraged by developments in Guinea after the military government appeared to make steps toward reconciling with the opposition. Observers raised concerns that Camara's reappearance on the scene might jeopardise any recent positive changes.

An official statement cited by L'Observateur said Camara was to continue his recovery in Burkina Faso.