Days ahead of only his third official African visit, analysts are split over whether Barack Obama has been overlooking a golden goose in his ancestral continent or shrewdly dodging a white elephant. The 44th US president inspired millions when he told an audience in Ghana during his first year in office that he would help build prosperity in a resurgent sub-Saharan region many believe will be the world's next economic powerhouse.

UNITED NATIONS, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The U.N. committee on sanctioning North Korea plans to discuss as early as next month whether to impose further penalties against North Korea for carrying out its third nuclear test in February, sources with direct knowledge of the committee said Wednesday. During a meeting, the North Korean sanctions committee chaired by Luxembourg's Ambassador Sylvie Lucas put forth reports on its activities with regard to its latest sanctions and recommended blacklisting four more North Korean institutions and eight individuals, according to the sources.

SEJONG, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea agreed to share its experience from its own economic development campaign named the Saemaul Movement with Myanmar as part of efforts to expand bilateral cooperation, the finance ministry said Wednesday. The agreement was made between South Korea's Finance Minister Hyun Oh-seok and his Myanmar counterpart during their first economic cooperation joint committee meeting held in Myanmar's capital city of Naypyidaw.

SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is pushing for overseas Korean schools to admit non-Korean students as part of efforts to nurture talents well-versed in Korean culture and boost the competitiveness of the schools, the education ministry said Wednesday. Under a revised bill submitted to the National Assembly, schools reserved for Korean nationals and compatriots in foreign countries can fill up to 30 percent of their total enrollment with non-Korean students.