Tourist visits 'North Korea of Africa' and declares 'it's just like Italy'

Tourist visits 'North Korea of Africa' and declares 'it's just like Italy'

A tourist visited Africa's most isolated country, often known as the continent's own version of North Korea, which they described as "the Italy of Africa".

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