In June, the Chinese national wanted in Malawi for filming children singing racist chants in Chinese was arrested in neighbouring Zambia. Zambian authorities have extradited a Chinese filmmaker to neighbouring Malawi to face charges relating to racism and child exploitation. The news sparked outrage in Malawi, with various rights organisations holding street protests and presenting a petition to the Chinese Embassy in the capital, Lilongwe. Has the African content been too lenient to racists ?

