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| Madonna to join Africa Aids fight | |
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| Pop star Madonna is in the African country of Malawi on a mission to try to help orphaned children living with HIV and Aids. | Pop star Madonna is in the African country of Malawi on a mission to try to help orphaned children living with HIV and Aids. |
| The singer plans to launch six projects to help underprivileged children. | The singer plans to launch six projects to help underprivileged children. |
| According to a government official there, Madonna is also hoping to adopt a local child. | |
| Benston Kilimbe from the Social Welfare Department claims the singer is due to file adoption papers. There has been no official word from the star herself. | Benston Kilimbe from the Social Welfare Department claims the singer is due to file adoption papers. There has been no official word from the star herself. |
| Madonna and her husband already have two children, five-year-old Rocco and their daughter, Lourdes, nine. | Madonna and her husband already have two children, five-year-old Rocco and their daughter, Lourdes, nine. |
| Feeding centre | Feeding centre |
| The pop star is due to travel to a village called Mphandula where she wants to set up an education and feeding centre for children orphaned by the Aids epidemic. | The pop star is due to travel to a village called Mphandula where she wants to set up an education and feeding centre for children orphaned by the Aids epidemic. |
| If the singer, famous for constantly re-inventing herself, does go ahead with the adoption she follows in the footsteps of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. | If the singer, famous for constantly re-inventing herself, does go ahead with the adoption she follows in the footsteps of Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie. |
| Jolie, who gave birth to Brad Pitt's child Shiloh Nouvel in Namibia, has also adopted children from Cambodia and Ethiopia. | Jolie, who gave birth to Brad Pitt's child Shiloh Nouvel in Namibia, has also adopted children from Cambodia and Ethiopia. |
| In a recent interview to Time magazine, Madonna said she planned to raise at least $3m (£1.6m) for projects supporting Aids orphans in Malawi. | In a recent interview to Time magazine, Madonna said she planned to raise at least $3m (£1.6m) for projects supporting Aids orphans in Malawi. |