Maddie on a mission in Malawi

MADONNA arrived in Malawi yesterday on a mission to help AIDS orphans in the poor southern African nation and — according to government officials — to adopt a child herself.

Andrina Mchiela, a top official in the Ministry for Gender and Child Welfare, said the pop star planned to launch six projects to help underprivileged children during her stay.

She also said Madonna and her husband, director Guy Ritchie, were seeking to adopt a Malawian child.