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Word of Madonna film reaches village of David Banda's father (AP) Print E-mail
Wednesday, 07 May 2008

In this Nov. 13, 2006 file photo, Yahane Banda is seen at his home in Lipunga, Malawi. Dusty Lipunga, some 100 miles (200 kilometers) from Malawi's capital, has no movie theaters or video players, let alone electricity. But villager Yohane Banda has at least heard that Madonna's new documentary is meant to draw attention to this southern African country's poverty. It's a subject Banda knows well. Poverty forced him to put his son in an orphanage, and now Madonna is on the verge of adopting David Banda, who turns three in September. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi, file)AP - Some 100 miles from Malawi's capital, the dusty village of Lipunga has no movie theaters or video players, let alone electricity. But villager Yohane Banda has at least heard that Madonna's new documentary is meant to draw attention to this southern African country's poverty.



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