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Madonna returns to Malawi on charity trip
NEW YORK, April 5 (Reuters Life!) - Pop star Madonna has returned to Malawi where she adopted two children to see construction of a school for orphaned girls she funded and launch a new education campaign using mobile technology, her spokeswoman said on Monday....read more »
Mugabe No gay rights in Zimbabwe
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe's president says gay rights will not be protected in a constitution being drawn up under a power-sharing deal.
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Malawi gay couple face full trial
A judge in Malawi says that two gay men arrested in December after getting engaged have a case to answer....read more »
Malawi president says AU chair will not make country rich
Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika Thursday said his election as the head of the African Union would not spell riches for the poor southern African nation....read more »
Malawi arrests gay-poster man
Category: International. Location: Malawi. Source: BBC Posted by Afrakomah Chinery-Hesse on Wed, 3rd Feb 2010.
Malawian police have arrested a man for putting up gay-rights posters, amid a national debate over homosexuality - which is banned in Malawi....read more »
Malawi court denies gay couple bail for second time
Malawi's High Court refused on Thursday to release on bail a gay couple from a maximum security prison where they have been held for a month, saying it had denied their request for their own safety....read more »
Gates Foundation says to raise Malawi health aid
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to raise its health funding aimed to reduce maternal mortality in Malawi, Melinda Gates said on Tuesday....read more »
President of Malawi, Mutharika to marry ex-minister
The president of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika, has announced he is to marry a former tourism minister....read more »
Dry spell, army worms damage Malawi crops
A persistent dry spell and an army worm outbreak in Malawi have destroyed about 35,000 hectares of crops, threatening the food security of 123,000 families so far, a senior government official said on Monday....read more »
Malawi gay wedding couple lose bail appeal
A Malawian judge has rejected a bail application by two gay men charged with public indecency after getting engaged.
Nyakwawa Usiwa-Usiwa said Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza would be safer in custody while they wait their trial - expected to start next week.
The pair, believed to be the first gay couple in Malawi to start the process of getting married, pleaded not guilty to the charges last week....read more »
Nyakwawa Usiwa-Usiwa said Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza would be safer in custody while they wait their trial - expected to start next week.
The pair, believed to be the first gay couple in Malawi to start the process of getting married, pleaded not guilty to the charges last week....read more »
Malawi gay wedding couple deny indecency charges
Two gay men arrested in Malawi after getting engaged have pleaded not guilty to charges of gross public indecency.
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza appeared at a packed court in Malawi's biggest city Blantyre, where they will ask for bail on Monday....read more »
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza appeared at a packed court in Malawi's biggest city Blantyre, where they will ask for bail on Monday....read more »
Malawi gay wedding couple deny indecency charges
Two gay men arrested in Malawi after getting engaged have pleaded not guilty to charges of gross public indecency.
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza appeared at a court in Malawi's biggest city Blantyre, where they will ask for bail on Monday....read more »
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza appeared at a court in Malawi's biggest city Blantyre, where they will ask for bail on Monday....read more »
Malawi gay couple to face court after engagement
Two gay men arrested in Malawi after getting engaged are to be charged with gross public indecency, police say.
"We arrested them because they committed an offence; homosexuality in Malawi is illegal," police spokesman Davie Chingwalu told the BBC.
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza held a traditional engagement ceremony over the weekend - believed to be the first gay couple in Malawi to do so....read more »
"We arrested them because they committed an offence; homosexuality in Malawi is illegal," police spokesman Davie Chingwalu told the BBC.
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza held a traditional engagement ceremony over the weekend - believed to be the first gay couple in Malawi to do so....read more »
Men wed in Malawis first gay ceremony, risk arrest
Two Malawian men became the first gay couple to publicly tie the knot, the Nation newspaper reported on Monday, risking arrest in the conservative southern African state where homosexuality is illegal.
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were married in a traditional but symbolic ceremony in southern Malawi on Saturday, attracting hundreds of curious onlookers....read more »
Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza were married in a traditional but symbolic ceremony in southern Malawi on Saturday, attracting hundreds of curious onlookers....read more »