Cardiff came ahead of Bern in Switzerland, Manama in Bahrain and Blantyre in Malawi.
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His life will be celebrated on Tuesday at the David Livingstone Centre - based at the explorer's birthplace in Blantyre.
BBC: Events mark birth date of explorer Dr David Livingstone
He said he is going ahead to formally launch the church at a ceremony in Blantyre with or without registration.
The BBC's Raphael Tenthani in Blantyre says most schools in Malawi have some buildings, but there are also classes taught under trees.
He came from a humble background and, from the age of 10, worked 14 hours per day in the Blantyre Cotton Works.
"Women have a right to wear what they want, " White said by phone from a protest in the commercial capital of Blantyre.
Muluzi was treating the players to a luncheon at Sanjika Palace, the presidential villa, in Malawi's commercial capital Blantyre following their victory.
Malawi President Joyce Banda will address the Scottish Parliament before joining First Minister Alex Salmond on a visit to the centre in Blantyre.
BBC: Events mark birth date of explorer Dr David Livingstone
Raymond Atkins, 39, has not been seen since Saturday after breaching the conditions of his temporary leave from Blantyre House Prison in Goudhurst.
The Home Affairs Select Committee, for example, recently visited a low-security, rehabilitation prison in Kent called Blantyre House which was due for closure.
Eight former government ministers have been arrested, including ex-Health Minister Jean Kalirani and Presidential Affairs Minister Nicholas Dausi, says the BBC's Raphael Tenthani in Blantyre.
It is unclear whether she will be able to make the trip, as Malawi's two international airports, in Blantyre and Lilongwe, are closed, our reporter says.
National Museums Scotland is working with National Museums of Malawi, and with the support of the Scottish government, to create a David Livingstone display in Blantyre, Malawi next year.
More detail of the investment is expected to be announced when Mr Galan, accompanied by Finance Secretary John Swinney, officially open Scottish Power's Ochil House office complex in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
The BBC Raphael Tenthani in Blantyre says that Mrs Banda has been on a charm offensive to regain much-needed aid, following a year of shortages of fuel and foreign currency.
The BBC's Raphael Tenthani in Blantyre says that two of those charged, including government minister Goodall Gondwe, were not in the magistrate's court to hear the charges as they are in hospital after collapsing in police cells.
The southern African country, which has a major city named Blantyre after Livingstone's birthplace, is a largely agricultural economy that is making efforts to overcome decades of underdevelopment and the more recent impact of a growing HIV-Aids problem.
Ivory Coast needed only a point from their match with the bottom-placed team in African qualifying Group E but found themselves a goal down in the 64th minute when Jacob Ngwira put the hosts ahead at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre.
Police fired teargas at around 500 people protesting against the arrests outside police headquarters in Blantyre, while another group, estimated to be in the thousands, blocked the main highway to the capital, Lilongwe, with boulders and branches, AFP news agency reports.
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