Madonna inspects schools in Malawi

MALAWI: American pop queen Madonna on Tuesday visited villages in Malawi where her charity has built several schools, but where many other pupils still learn under trees.

Accompanied by adopted children David Banda and Mercy James as well as her two biological children, a smiling Madonna could be seen chatting with the mostly barefoot pupils.

Madonna has built 10 schools in the impoverished African country, the native home of her two adopted children, her manager said earlier Tuesday.

"We are coming to visit the 10 schools that she recently finished building with an organisation called BuildOn," said Madonna's philanthropy manager Trevor Neilson.

The schools, built over the past nine months, were "open and operating" and serving 4,800 students, he told AFP.

AFP