Madonna Plans Return To Malawi
This just in … Madonna is reportedly making her way back to Malawi this week to take her adopted son, David Banda, for a visit to his home-country but sources say that she has filed paperwork there to begin the adoption process for a new child (which means that little David is gonna hafta learn how to share — whether he likes it or not) … now, whether or not the rumors of filed adoption papers is true, Maddy and son are making their way to the African continent this week (or shortly thereafter) so we’ll have to wait and see if she comes home with any substantial souvenirs:
U.S. pop star Madonna, who has said she may adopt another child from Malawi, may visit the southern African country in the next few days, a government official said on Thursday. Officials said Madonna will bring her Malawian son David, whose adoption was controversial. Critics accused the government of skirting laws that ban non-residents from adopting children in Malawi, which has been badly hit by an AIDS epidemic. “We expect her over the weekend or earlier than that…but without a doubt she is coming before the end of this month,” the official at the Ministry of Gender and Child Development told Reuters. The local Nation newspaper this month quoted Madonna as saying that Malawian friends had told her David needed a brother or sister and that she would consider adopting another child, but only with the support of the Malawian people. David is growing up in the high-flying life of a global popstar, worlds away from his village of Lipunga, where his relatives eat staple food like maize meal from simple bowls and meals are cooked on open fires. Madonna is expected to visit a site where her charity, Raising Malawi, will start building a multi-million dollar school for girls, the officials said. David’s father, Yohane Banda, told Reuters that he may see his son next week. “Someone from Raising Malawi visited me last week and told me that my son may be visiting me sometime next week. I am delighted, I want to see my son,” he said. Madonna, who began adoption proceedings in 2006, took David when he was 13-months-old after his father had placed him in an orphanage following the death of his wife. She has said he was happy to be involved in a case that might pave the way for more adoptions in Malawi. An estimated one million children in the country have been orphaned by AIDS. Rights groups tried to block David’s adoption, saying it would be illegal. Child rights activist John Soo Phiri said Madonna may find it more difficult to adopt another child as a single parent after her divorce from film director Guy Ritchie. “She will have to prove that as a single parent she still has the abilities to raise another child alone,” said child rights activist John Soo Phiri.
From the Daily Mail: An official at the Malawi welfare department said today that the pop star has filed adoption papers. Another person in Malawi close to the case says that Madonna will be in Malawi this weekend and a court could hear her adoption case as soon as Monday. They both spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject.
HMMM … methinks that Maddy will be becoming a mommy again very soon. Despite all the claims that Madonna will not be allowed to adopt a second child from Malawi, I’m pretty sure that if Madonna wants to adopt again she will be allowed to adopt again. Interestingly, Madge was chatting with fans on Twitter last night via her manager Guy Oseary’s Twitter account. And altho she had nothing to say about her upcoming trip to Malawi she did make mention of her ex-hubby Guy Ritchie in a roundabout sorta way. When one fan told her that he was glad that she was single again she replied, “NOT AS GLAD AS I AM! M……………” LOL. In any event, while we wait for Madonna’s next appearance in the Twitterverse, I think we can expect to see photos of her Madgesty’s next visit to Malawi in no time. I’m thinking she’ll be getting a new baby soon. I guess we shall see.
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March 26th, 2009 at 9:02 am
E! just confirmed it
March 26th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
This is absolutely ridiculous. I’m not judging Madonna as a mother or anything, but its hard to take her serious at times. I barely see her with her original kids (not to say that she doesn’t spend time with them, just sayin’.) I always see her oldest daughter with her dad and that’s really about it. I think Madonna should just focus on the kids she has now. She’s constantly touring all the time and still active so to adopt a kid is kind of selfish in my opinion. Sure, she can have the best nannies and take her kids on tour with her, whatever, but it isn’t really a good life. IDK.
March 26th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Madonna adopted Gary Coleman??? Aww, Thats soo nice of her!
March 26th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Oh Madge, so Guy didn’t bow down to you, get over it.
March 27th, 2009 at 8:52 am
i wonder who did her face work…