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VOA: Africa’s Ties to North Korea Extend Beyond Isolated Military Deals
WASHINGTON — As the U.N. investigates at least seven African countries for possible violations of United Nations sanctions on North Korea, many other countries across the continent have, in recent years, deepened their economic ties to the reclusive Asian regime.
From 2000 to 2015, exports from North Korea to Burkina Faso, Mozambique and Zambia increased by an average annual growth rate of 1.58 percent. Imports from Benin, Senegal and Mozambique saw an average annual growth rate of 1.84 percent during the same period. Across Africa, goods traded with North Korea span an array of sectors and amount to more than $100 million annually.
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WNU Editor: For more on North Korea's arms deals to Africa, check out this link .... Sanctioned and Shunned, North Korea Finds Arms Deals in Africa (VOA).
