Lusaka Magistrate Greenwell Malumani sentenced Huang Bing after finding him guilty of selling goods bearing a false trademark.

Bing was arrested last month for selling 24 replicas valued at $350.

In sentencing Bing, the magistrate said the offence amounted to theft.

“The trademark is patented and is a work of creativity so people can learn to be creative when their works are protected,” Malumani said. “This is one case that should send a clear message especially for a foreign nationals that come to do business in Zambia.”

George Weah: I inherited a broke country

Liberia's new president George Weah has said he inherited "a country that is very broke, depleted a political malfeasance", reports AFP news agency.

The former footballer, who is currently in France, said he ordered a complete audit "to make sure that what belongs to the government goes to the government".

Speaking on his first official trip abroad as president, he said healthcare and education are lacking: I believe in education. Yes, I didn't have the opportunity in my early days but after my carrier I went back to school. Today I can boast of a masters degree.

[Liberia is] the oldest African country but we don't have an engineering school. We don't even have a diagnosis centre to tell if someone has Ebola." Mr Weah took over as president from Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in January.

Earlier this month she won the $5m (£3.6m) Ibrahim prize for African Leadership.