Malawi: Furore over Madonna's adoption

  1. Posted on Sunday 29 March 2009 - 13:53
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    Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    There is growing anger over a decision by renowned popular singer Madonna to adopt a second child in the southern African country of Malawi. Save the Children, an international charity organization and sections of the public called on the singer to reconsider her decision as she arrived on Sunday.
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    Media reports in Malawi quoted Madonna’s local lawyer Allan Chinula as saying he has been instructed to file papers at the High Court in the capital, Lilongwe for the exercise on Monday. “We have instructions to file court process for adoption,” said Chinula.

    The Malawi News quoted Reuters as saying Madonna was clearly undeterred by her adoption of son David with then husband Guy Ritchie.

    The paper further quoted an unnamed source from Ministry of Women and Child Development as saying Madonna through her lawyer has already filed adoption papers and that her adoption case could go to court before Monday.

    The reports further said that the singers advance party already jetted in the southern African country.

    Malawi is one of the countries in Africa that is battling from poverty and has a high number of orphans due to the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Madonna in 2006 adopted David Banda who is now three years old amid controversies.

    Banda was adopted from an orphanage in the central region district of Mchinji when he was a year old. The adoption however had to be won in court after some human rights organizations said the right procedures were not followed.

    His father Yohane Banda gave his consent to Madonna to adopt the child.

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