Benin President Patrice Talon unveiled the Amazon statue in the coastal city of Cotonou in July 2022, after it was reportedly built by North Korean workers | Image: Website of the President of the Republic of Benin
A senior U.S. nuclear official posted a photo Thursday posing in front of a large new statue allegedly built by a sanctioned North Korean company in West Africa.
State Department Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins called the new "Amazon" statue in Cotonou, Benin a “powerful representation of Queen Tassi Hangbe’s legacy and the legion of female-warriors who defended present day #Benin” in a tweet that appeared to be deleted later the same day.
A senior U.S. nuclear official posted a photo Thursday posing in front of a large new statue allegedly built by a sanctioned North Korean company in West Africa.
State Department Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Bonnie Jenkins called the new "Amazon" statue in Cotonou, Benin a “powerful representation of Queen Tassi Hangbe’s legacy and the legion of female-warriors who defended present day #Benin” in a tweet that appeared to be deleted later the same day.
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Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.