No. 2 leader leaving Guinea for medical treatment
Guinea's No. 2 leader is going to Senegal for medical treatment, officials said Friday, heightening fears of a power vacuum since the country's president is already hospitalized in Morocco following an assassination attempt.
The officials said Friday that Gen. Sekouba Konate is suffering from cirrhosis of the liver and is being taken to neighboring Senegal for treatment. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. (AP)
