Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of corruption.
Malanji was found guilty on seven counts of acquiring properties and helicopters suspected to be the proceeds of crime, the state broadcaster reports.
His co-accused, former treasury secretary Fredson Yamba, received a three-year jail term for approving the transfer of more than $8m (£6m) to Zambia's diplomatic mission in Turkey without justifying the expense.
Several ministers in former President Edgard Lungu's government have been convicted of various offences, but Malanji is the most high-profile.
President Hakainde Hichilema promised to root out corruption when he swept to power four years ago after defeating Lungu in elections.
