North Korea's Monuments in Africa

North Korea's monuments in Africa

North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the face of sweeping international sanctions that have effectively shut off most legitimate export channels. One of the more distinctive methods has been the export of architectural and monumental construction services to African nations, carried out through Mansudae Overseas Projects, a Pyongyang-based state company that deploys North Korean artists, engineers, and con…

Built by Pyongyang: The North Korean company behind Africa’s most iconic monuments - The Press United

North Korea has long relied on unconventional means to earn hard currency in the face of sweeping international sanctions that have effectively shut off most legitimate export channels. One of the more distinctive methods has been the export of architectural and monumental construction services to African nations, carried out through Mansudae Overseas Projects, a Pyongyang-based […]