News UN probes Uganda, Tanzania over deals with North KoreaA combined picture of Tanzania President John Magufuli and his Uganda counterpart Yoweri Museveni. The UN is investigating the two countries over deals with North Korea that violates sanctions imposed on the Asian country. AFP PHOTOSNew YorkTanzania and Uganda are among several African countries being investigated by the United Nations for violating sanctions imposed on North Korea. The 111-page document makes no reference to an announcement last year by South Korean officials that Uganda had agreed to cut its military and police ties with North Korea. North Korea has woven a web of "evolving evasion techniques" that are undermining the goals of UN Security Council resolutions, the report added.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 13, 2017 13:18 UTC