Zambian Foreign Minister Resigns Over Video Showing Apparent Cash Exchange with Chinese Businessman
• Zambia's Foreign Minister Stanley Kakubo resigns after video shows him apparently receiving stacks of cash from a Chinese businessman
• Kakubo does not deny he is in the video but says it shows a "business transaction" with a partner with whom he still has good relations
• Unverified images also circulated of signed notes mentioning sums of $100k and $200k exchanged between a Zambian and a Chinese company
• Kakubo resigned to avoid distracting the government but vows to "provide accurate context" surrounding the controversy
• This follows a 2021 controversy when Kakubo was accused of taking a bribe after visiting a Chinese cement company, which he denied