African public statues made in North Korean art factory

North Korea is a country known for its secrecy it also has a unique relationship with several African governments - selling them huge public statues. 

Probably the most famous is Senegal's African Renaissance Monument, in Dakar:

But art historian Adrian Tinniswood told BBC Newsday that the statue's face had to be re-modelled because it looked Asian instead of African.

Listen to his interview on Newsday, who also talked to the art dealer who sells the statues from the massive government-run Mansudae art factory in North Korea: