North Korea's number two leader is about to embark on a trip to three African nations, the country's official news agency reported Sunday.
Kim Yong-nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, will "soon pay an official good-will visit to Namibia at the invitation of its president Hifikepunye Pohamba," according to the report by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) monitored here. It added that Kim also plans to visit Angola and
Uganda.
But the KCNA did not provide other information including the departure date.
North Korea usually keeps details on planned foreign trips by its leading figures secret for security reasons.
Kim, the North's ceremonial head of state, visited Mongolia, Algeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, and Singapore for two weeks beginning July 20 last year.