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The former president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy. Judge Nathalie Gavarino said Sarkozy had allowed close aides to contact Libyan officials with a view to obtaining financial support for his election campaign. Mr Sarkozy insisted he was innocent and said he would appeal the ruling.

Also in the programme: three days after several world powers recognise Palestinian statehood, Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly via video link, having been barred from entry to the US by President Trump; plus how Zimbabwe aims to become the world’s top supplier of blueberries.

(IMAGE: Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, leave the courthouse in Paris, France, 25 September 2025 / CREDIT: YOAN VALAT/EPA/Shutterstock)

The other day we published an abstract of the Virginia Universities’ ranking in the latest report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. Today we catch up with Sean Stevens, Chief Research advisor at FIRE to get into HOW the schools get ranked and what can be learned from the higher ranked ones.

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Will the U.S. government shut down this year?

The crypto market is in a sea of red as the probability of a U.S. government shutdown increases. Polymarket bettors priced the Yes shares of the contract at 76 cents, the highest since the contract's launch in January. What will happen if the government shuts down? CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie hosts “CoinDesk Daily.”

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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

A new HIV prevention drug will be made available at a lower cost in over 100 low-income countries within two years, including across Africa. It's a move expected to give millions access to the breakthrough treatment and potentially bring the world closer to ending the HIV/Aids epidemic. So, how affordable and effective is it?

Also, Zimbabwe continues on a quest to become Africa’s blueberry capital after recently signing a tariff free export agreement with China, one of the largest consumers of the fruit. What impact will it have on the country?

And why students in Europe are learning Hausa, a language spoken by millions of people in West Africa

Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Yvette Twagiramariya and Patrcia Whitehorne in London. Madina Maishanu in Abuja. Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa Senior Journalists: Sunita Nahar and Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard, Samuel Murunga, Maryam Abdalla and Alice Muthengi