Malawi’s president today pardoned and ordered the release of a jailed gay couple sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Madonna has decided to take four-year-old adopted daughter Mercy to Malawi next week to allow her to spend time with her father James Kambewa and learn about her African background.

Zimbabwe’s political leaders clashed today over whether to talk about how to resolve the country’s crisis as the US called for UN sanctions against President Robert Mugabe and his officials.

Zimbabwe’s neighbours are under increasing pressure to do something about its chaos – in part because it is already spilling over in the form of migrants fleeing economic collapse and political clampdown.

Superstar Madonna and director husband Guy Ritchie are reportedly planning to adopt twins from an African orphanage.

Malawi’s embattled Vice-President Cassim Chilumpha was arrested on treason charges tonight, after a court prevented the government from firing him, his lawyer said.

MALAWI’S new president appealed yesterday to the leader of an opposition coalition to reign in his supporters after bloody riots over the results of the country’s third multiparty elections.

Malawi’s new president appealed today to the leader of an opposition coalition to reign in his supporters after bloody riots over the results of the country’s third multiparty elections.

OPPOSITION supporters rampaged through Malawi’s streets after electoral officials declared President Bakili Muluzi’s designated successor the winner of the impoverished southern African country’s third multi-party elections.

Opposition supporters rampaged through Malawi’s streets after electoral officials declared President Bakili Muluzi’s designated successor the winner of the impoverished southern African country’s third multi-party elections.