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Malawi stories: 35 news summaries

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Madonna Starts Malawian Girls School

Star breaks ground
on $15M project in children's homeland

Oct 26, 09 4:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Construction on a Malawian school for girls founded by Madonna began today. The singer has put up $15 million for the creation of the Raising Malawi Academy for Girls, which is expected to be finished in 2 years, the BBC reports. "Growing up in a privileged life, I took... More »

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education • Africa • women • school • Malawi • girls • Madonna • David Banda • Mercy James

OPINION

African Adoption Without the Madonna Mess

Other countries with real need also have effective systems

Jul 6, 09 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s second adoption made other adoptive parents cringe, Bess Rattray writes for Vogue—not because the adoption itself was a bad idea, but because the media circus and the lack of “an established, transparent adoption system,” in Malawi made it look like baby stealing. Oh, and the... More »

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media • adoption • Ethiopia • Malawi • Madonna • foreign adoptions

 Madonna's New Daughter 
 Leaves Malawi 

Private jet ferries Mercy to London

Jun 20, 09 11:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s newly adopted daughter left Malawi for London yesterday on a plane owned by the pop singer, Access Hollywood reports. Chifundo “Mercy” James was accompanied on the flight by a nanny and child nurse, airport sources said, and should meet her new brothers and sisters—including David, also... More »

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music • Africa • adoption • Malawi • orphan • Madonna • private jet

OPINION

 Madonna's Adoption 
 Only Hurts Malawi 

'Misguided' Material Mom should use international adoption as a 'last resort'

Jun 18, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - By adopting Mercy James, Madonna has actually endangered other Malawian orphans, writes Anna Feuchtwang in the Daily Mail. “Corrupt adoption agencies and child traffickers, newly alerted to the ease with which Malawian laws can be circumvented, are even now planning to target the country,” writes Feuchtwang, chief executive... More »

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entertainment • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • orphan • Madonna • human trafficking • foreign adoptions • Mercy James

Madonna Introducing New Addition Mercy to Luxe Life

Orphan could jet to New York as early as this week

Jun 15, 09 9:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mercy James is living the high life starting today. As Madonna’s lawyer prepares the adoption paperwork, the 4-year-old orphan will move into the singer’s luxury lodge in Malawi to be cared for by a nanny and nurse flown in from the US, the Mirror reports. She could leave... More »

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entertainment • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • celebrity baby • Mercy James

 Malawi Court Allows 
 Madonna to Adopt Girl 

Highest court grants permission to adopt

Jun 12, 09 6:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Malawi’s highest court ruled today that Madonna can adopt orphan Mercy James, the AP reports. The court, overturning a lower court’s rejection of the adoption bid, stated “every child has the right to love” and made the case that though the singer does not live in Malawi,... More »

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entertainment • Africa • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • foreign adoptions • celebrity parents • celebrity baby • Mercy James

 Madonna Gets OK 
 to Adopt Mercy 

Convinces three judges to see things her way

Jun 9, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna is finally getting her Malawian daughter. The Material Girl will be allowed to adopt orphan Mercy James after convincing three appeals judges to recommend it, the Sun reports. “All recommendations are in favor of the adoption taking place,” a source said. “Mercy should start packing her... More »

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entertainment • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • Mercy James

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Brad to Courtney: 
 I Miss Jen 

Plus, Madonna gets slammed twice in one day, more

May 6, 09 11:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The world was rocked yesterday when news broke that Jennifer Aniston’s supposed “best friend,” Courtney Cox, spoke to Brad Pitt at a concert Sunday—but maybe it wasn’t a betrayal after all, Ian Undercover reports. “He said he made a mess of his life since... More »

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entertainment • Brad Pitt • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • gossip • Jennifer Aniston • Madonna • Courtney Cox

Family of Madge's Would-Be Kid 'Laughs Off' Alleged Dad 

Appeal begins, sans Madonna

May 4, 09 10:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - As Madonna’s adoption appeal got under way today in Malawi, the family of orphan Mercy James dismissed attempts by her alleged biological father to interject himself, the AP reports. “How can he claim he is the father when he hasn’t been around all this time?” Mercy’s... More »

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entertainment • adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • Mercy James

Mercy's Dad to Madonna:
 'I Want to Take Care of Her'

Would-be dad ups his rhetoric on eve of Material Mom's adoption appeal

May 3, 09 10:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just days after slamming the Material Mom's loose morals, the father of Mercy James is upping his rhetoric on the eve of Madonna's appeal to adopt the 4-year-old Malawian girl, reports the BBC. James Kambewa argues his daughter should remain in Malawi, despite the fact that he has never met... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • Mercy James • James Kambewa

 Mercy's Dad Rips 
 'Scandalous' Madge 

Dad who walked out on toddler's mom blasts Madonna for lacking 'good morals'

Apr 30, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna's battle to adopt a second Malawi child suffered a major blow yesterday when the toddler's father blasted the singer's loose morals and launched a battle for custody, reports the Daily Mail. James Kambewa is seeking to block the adoption because he wants to spare 3-year-old Mercy a life... More »

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Africa • adoption • parenting • Malawi • Madonna • child custody • Guy Ritchie • David Banda • Mercy Amba Oduyoye

 Madonna 
 Ignores 
 Her Kids: 
 Ex-Cook 

Blocking of latest adoption might be good, he says

Apr 21, 09 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Perhaps it’s best Madonna’s bid to adopt another Malawian child was barred, because the Material Girl's a negligent mom—spending barely half an hour a day with her kids—her former house manager and cook tells the National Enquirer. “She's got two full-time nannies and one part-time... More »

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adoption • parenting • Malawi • Madonna • mother

Madonna Drops $40M on NYC Townhouse

Material Mom might be putting off promised move to Malawi

Apr 14, 09 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna may be sending her moving van(s) to the Upper East Side of Manhattan rather than Malawi, reports the New York Post. The singer is plunking down $40 million for a Georgian-style townhouse. That’s $5 million less than the asking price, but hardly a bargain; no residence in the... More »

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real estate • New York real estate • New York City • Manhattan • Malawi • Madonna

Madonna Makes Plea for Malawian Adoption

Singer pledges to do right by 3-year-old Mercy

Apr 12, 09 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - After failing to adopt a 3-year-old Malawian girl, Madonna is showing off her maternal side, Us reports. “I want to provide Mercy with a home, loving family environment and the best education and healthcare possible,” the pop star, who has already adopted one child from the country, told... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • David Banda • Mercy Amba Oduyoye

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 The Boss Denies Affair 

Plus, Madonna building home in Malawi, more

Apr 10, 09 9:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen denied adultery accusations, sticking by a statement he made after the last time he was accused of infidelity, his publicist tells People. In 2006, Springsteen posted on his website that his commitment to his wife “remains as strong as the day we were married.” Elsewhere:
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divorce • Lindsay Lohan • Malawi • celebrity • affair • Bruce Springsteen • Madonna

(Newser) - Madonna returned to Britain “devastated and shaking” over being denied her bid to adopt another Malawian orphan, sources tell the Daily Mail. Madge reportedly told her lawyer—who called the court’s decision “incomprehensible”—“Do whatever you can to get me my Mercy.” She is... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • David Banda • Mercy James


 Let Madge Adopt 
 My Niece: Uncle 

Family 'decided it's in her best interest'

Apr 5, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The uncle of a 3-year-old Malawi girl whom Madonna had hoped to adopt has blasted a court ruling blocking the action, reports the Telegraph. "We as a family agreed that it's in the best interests of Mercy to have her adopted, so why should the judge stop this?" he... More »

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adoption • Malawi • Madonna • David Banda

(Newser) - The Malawi judge in Madonna’s adoption case says she fought “a gripping temptation to throw caution to the wind,” and let the pop star take Chifundo James to improve the child's life, CNN reports. But she said larger concerns about child trafficking took precedence. “Anyone could... More »

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adoption • Malawi • judge • Madonna

 Malawi Court Blocks 
 Madonna Adoption 

Judge cites requirement that prospective parents live in Malawi for 18 months

Apr 3, 09 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Malawi court has rejected a bid by Madonna to adopt another local child, reports the Times of London. The judge cited a requirement that prospective adoptive parents live in Malawi at least 18 months, according to AP. The rule was waived when the singer adopted son David Banda. This... More »

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adoption • Malawi • orphan • Madonna • orphanage • David Banda

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Madonna's Adoption Delayed 

Plus, Tim Allen has second child, and more

Mar 30, 09 12:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madonna’s second Malawian adoption case moved forward today, only to have a ruling delayed until Friday, the AP reports. Today’s closed-door hearing came amidst more controversy. “We feel Madonna is behaving like a bully,” said the chairman of a human rights group, who accused her of... More »

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adoption • Malawi • celebrity • Madonna • Rihanna • celebrity baby

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