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Madonna with school children at Mkoko Primary School in the region of Kasungu in central Malawi.

Banda: Where are the schools Madonna built in Malawi?

Malawi’s President Joyce Banda has been angered by Madonna’s claims during her tour to the country last week that she built 10 schools there.

Critic of Malawi’s Mutharika jailed

Critic of Malawi’s Mutharika jailed

A critic of President Bingu wa Mutharika, who says thugs were sent to petrol bomb his office, has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and torture.

Hundreds of Malawians charged over anti-Mutharika riots

Hundreds of Malawians charged over anti-Mutharika riots

More than 250 people have been charged in connection with protests in Malawi, as a US aid group halted a $350m programme over the violent crackdown.

British envoy asked to leave Malawi

Britain’s envoy to Malawi has been asked to leave the country after he was quoted in a newspaper expressing concern about the president’s intolerance.

Arrested Malawian reporter released on bail

A journalist for a newspaper the Malawian government had tried to ban was released on bail after being accused of threatening a Member of Parliament.

Malawi rules out circumcision for Aids prevention

Malawi will not officially promote male circumcision as an HIV-prevention strategy, officials said on Wednesday, citing a lack of evidence.

Malawi gay couple keep low profile after pardon

Malawi gay couple keep low profile after pardon

A gay couple from Malawi have kept out of the public eye after being pardoned and freed, in what a relative said was a deliberate decision.

Malawi court convicts gay couple

Malawi court convicts gay couple

A gay couple in Malawi was found guilty on Tuesday of unnatural acts and gross indecency after a trial that drew worldwide condemnation.

Malawi govt backs Madonna in land dispute

In a land dispute pitting Madonna against Malawian villagers, the government has sided with the pop star, saying it had planned to develop the plot.

Quake strikes Malawi, killing three, injuring hundreds

A strong earthquake has destroyed several buildings in Malawi, killing at least three people and injuring about 200, a government official said.

Malawi expels tobacco buyers for price undercuts

Foreign tobacco buyers who are paying less than agreed-upon prices for tobacco are the ”enemy of the people”, said Malawi’s president.

Madonna adoption: Paternity dispute erupts

As a court prepares to decide on Madonna’s adoption bid, a dispute has erupted over whether a man trying to stop the proceedings is the girl’s father.

Madonna to appeal court ruling on Malawi adoption

Wealthy, famous, fabulous at 50 — but not a mother of four. Pop star extraordinaire Madonna lost a bid on Friday to adopt a second child from Malawi.

UK charity urges Madonna to rethink adoption

Madonna is expected in Malawi on Sunday as the star’s plans to adopt a girl as her second child from the country begin to draw criticism.

Madonna plans another adoption in Malawi

Madonna is planning to adopt a second child from Malawi, but questions have already been raised over whether the pop star will face obstacles.

Floods worsen in Malawi

Malawi’s president flew over the flood-stricken Shire Valley on Sunday where nearly 50 000 people have lost their homes and crops to raging waters that have wreaked havoc in many…

Malawi official taken off Madonna adoption case

The senior Malawian child welfare official who was to go to London to assess whether Madonna could adopt a little boy from the Southern African country has been removed from the…

Malawi’s first lady to be buried on June 9

Ethel Mutharika, wife of Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika, will be buried next week, as the country started a month of mourning for the first lady. Mutharika, a Zimbabwean…

Malawi court frees ‘soldier of the poor man’

A Malawi opposition politician and popular musician convicted of faking credentials so he could run for Parliament won his appeal on Tuesday, and a high court judge added he was…

Father of Madonna orphan has second thoughts

The biological father of 13-month-old ”Baby David” said on Sunday that he was misled into agreeing to give up his son to American pop diva Madonna, injecting new controversy and…