Equatorial Guinea calls for suspension of North Korean business dealings: MFA

African state files its first ever sanctions implementation report

Hamish Macdonald January 25, 2018

Equatorial Guinea calls for suspension of North Korean business dealings: MFA

View from the Port in Malabo by Embassy of Equatorial Guinea on 2010-10-16 05:08:31

The West African state of Equatorial Guinea has notified the UN Security Council (UNSC) 1718 committee that it will be informing all companies with ties to North Korea that they must cease their relationships, its UNSC resolution implementation report read on Thursday.

The report marks the first time that Equatorial Guinea has filed an implementation report for UNSC sanctions against North Korea, despite being required to do so.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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