Tag: Africa
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and British football star David Beckham visited Sierra Leone to call international attention to the issue of child survival.
"We can't turn a blind eye to the tens of thousands of young children who die every day in the developing world, mostly from causes that are preventable," he said.
"Saving these children's lives is a top priority for Unicef and as an ambassador I hope I can help to draw attention to this issue across the world.
Beckham's visit preceded the January 22nd launch of UNICEF's State of the...
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Although he probably won't go very far, Kevin Federline recently said he wants to make a difference and follow in the footsteps of his wife's idol Madonna to help children in Africa.
Britney Spears has always said that she admires Madonna for her music and her lifestyle, and now her rapper husband is beginning to feel the same way.
The 28-year-old said, "I want to go to Africa - I think it's a place where you can go and really, really help people and make a difference. And it's also a place I want to see - I'm into the safari animals and...
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Madonna has insisted she will take baby David to visit Malawi when he is a grown-up and will let him decide where he wants to live.
Her comments were made through her spokeswoman though she herself remained tight-lipped about her planned adoption of the 13-month-old African boy. The popstar will also appear on Oprah Winfrey's US chat show this week to defend her decision.
Madonna was set to appear on Oprah to publicise the release of her latest children's book, The English Roses: Too Good To Be True, which is published tomorrow. All...
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The biological father of the Malawian toddler Madonna plans to adopt has said that he was not clearly told whether by allowing his only son to be "adopted" by the singer he was "giving him up for good."
"Our understanding was that they [Madonna and British filmmaker, Guy Ritchie] would educate and take care of our son just as they were doing at the orphanage," said 32-year-old illiterate peasant farmer Yohane Banda in a telephone interview from Lipunga Village where he ekes out a living growing onions and tomatoes.
Banda said his...
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Madonna has just adopted her Malawian 1-year-old son David, but could there be a new material baby girl in her future too?
An assistant from Madge's camp called the high end baby boutique Petit Tresor in Los Angeles on Friday and ordered over $7200 worth of clothes for a boy and a girl.
The order included cute onesies, pajamas and cashmere cardigans for a 12-month-old boy, as well as girly sweater sets, pink shoes with cherries on them, and a pink linen dress.
A source tells us the items were all shipped to Madge's London home and...
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LaLohan 3 years 1 month ago
Despite already having two young children on her own, Britney Spears is reportedly considering adding another addition to her young family.
The pop star has allegedly hinted that she would like to adopt an underprivileged African child, just as her mentor Madonna is doing.
“Britney has always been inspired by Madonna” a source says. “She really admires what Madonna is doing at the moment and adopting is something which she could see herself doing one day. She wants to have a large family.”
Spears has two children with husband...
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Pop star JESSICA SIMPSON insists she knew it was time to leave ex-husband NICK LACHEY when she went on a charity mission to Africa on their anniversary and he opted to stay home. The singer went to Africa last year (05) on behalf of Operation Smile which helps children with facial deformities. She explains, "I went there on our three-year wedding anniversary. He stayed home. On that day, everything became so clear. "I was in hospitals with all these sick kids, and I was looking at the beauty of this whole different world. I just knew I needed...
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A one-year-old Malawian boy Madonna wants to adopt arrived to a life of luxury in Britain on Tuesday, but rights groups questioned the legality of the move and whether it was best for the child himself.
Swapping the poverty of an African orphanage for the superstar's London mansion, David Banda flew into London with one of the U.S. singer's bodyguards and her personal assistant.
Malawian authorities waived local rules to grant Madonna and her British film director husband,
Guy Ritchie, an interim adoption on Monday, prompting charges from...
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This past weekend Beyonce and Jay-Z participated in the inaugural Thisday Music Festival in Nigeria, which celebrated the nation's independence.
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Beyonce made her first-ever trip to West Africa to headline the first night of the first annual THISDAY Music Festival in Lagos, Nigeria, on October 7. Gossips speculate the singer made the trip to keep an eye on her mogul lover, Jay-z.
"It's a great thrill to come to West Africa for the first time to celebrate Nigeria's independence," said Beyonce. "I feel blessed for this opportunity for my all-female band and me to appear on stage with some of the world's most talented artists and share the universal message of peace, hope and beauty that...
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