Focus on Africa: Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted, along with a co-accused of corruption. President Hakainde Hichilema promised to root out corruption when he swept to power four years ago, is he now delivering on that pledge? In Egypt, dozens of teenage TikTok influencers have been arrested in recent weeks on charges such as violating family values, indecency and money laundering. We hear more on why authorities are getting tough with digital content creators. And the Congolese word Liboke is a new entry in a French dictionary, but why has the given definition upset people in the DRC? Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Ayuba Iliya was in Lagos Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne Technical Producer: Craig Kingham Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Focus on Africa: Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment? is an episode from Africa Daily by BBC.

This episode is 32:50 long.

This episode was published on Sep 5, 2025.

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