Malawi has broken from the African mold to announce that it will stop arresting its LGBT citizens for breaking its anti-homosexuality laws. Details follow. 

President Joyce Banda has let down the LGBT community in her southern African country after breaking her campaign pledge to trash Malawi's archaic anti-homosexuality laws.

President Joyce Banda, the newly sworn in leader of Malawi, started off her term in a big way on Friday: by promising to repeal the African nation's anti-gay laws. 

Oh dear, is that any way to talk about the Queen of Pop?

Madonna is under fire from the Malawi government, facing claims that she’s more interested in promoting her global image than in actually making a difference!

To this we say: Well, it’s Madonna, so… your point? (We kid. Kinda.)

Details after the jump.

The real-world effect of Sec. of State Hillary Clinton's impassioned speech on international LGBT rights might be felt sooner than we had anticipated. Following Clinton's call for human rights, Malawi is said to be considering a review of its anti-gay laws.

In a bold andnecessary move, UK's International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell [pictured] gave African countries seeking aid an ultimatum. Details after the jump.

Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) chairperson Undule Mwakasungula and Executive Director of Centre for Development of People (CEDEP) Gift Trapence are part of a group of NGO leaders driven into hiding after last week's protests against the government of President Bingu wa Mutharika. Details after the jump.

The new book Queer Malawi: Untold Stories is making its way to the bookshelves in some of the world's most terrifying places for LGBT people. Details after the jump.

Not everything Her Madgesty touches turns to gold. Follow the jump to find out why the Raising Malawi organization is leaving the African nation without a girls school—even after displacing locals to break ground.

Update, Tuesday at 2 PST:

As we suspected, turns out the whole story is false. Madonna issued a statement saying there are no such plans for a benefit concert.

According to the UK’s Mirror, Madonna is getting ready to take her commitment to Malawi to a whole new global scale with a massive concert benefit she is reportedly planning.

Said to be following in the steps of massive fundraiser/concert hybrid Live Aid, the Walk Out Of Poverty concert will be held in Malawai but will broadcast across the world. Word is the event will take place as early as September.

Assuming this is actually happening, I think it’s safe to say Madonna will be performing at said benefit (ya know, some of her “deep” music), but the Mirror also reports...

Two men charged with "indecent practices between males" and "unnatural offences" for holding an engagement ceremony in Malawi learned this week that they will indeed face trial, the outcome of which will likely serve to be a benchmark case for GLBT rights and HIV in the African nation.

From CNN:

Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga were arrested in December at their home in Blantyre, Malawi, for professing love and marriage in the traditional way. Police discovered the couple when local newspapers reported on their engagement ceremony, known as a chinkhoswe.

This week, a judge ruled that Monjeza, 26, and Chimbalanga, 20, must face a full trial scheduled to begin April 6.

Monica Mbaru, Africa program coordinator for The International...

Madonna's efforts to outpace Ellen as the white Oprah might have gone too far as the icon's planned Malawian School for Girls is about to force 200 villagers to relocate.

From HuffPo:

Thursday, Lilongwe District Commissioner Charles Kalemba, accompanied by other government officials and representatives from Madonna's Raising Malawi charity, met with about 200 villagers and told them they would have to move. The villagers have been offered other government land.

"Government allowed you to occupy this land because there was no project yet. But now that Madonna wants to build you a school you have to give way," Kalemba told the villagers. "You are lucky that Madonna has compensated you for your houses, gardens and trees."

Anjimile Mtila-Oponyo,...