Madonna Hits a Snag in Malawi

Her effort to adopt a child from Malawi had hit a snag where the country’s officials refused to give a temporary passport to David, the 13-month-old orphan whose mother had died because of birth complication. The child’s father is still alive and lives some 20 km outside of the main city and is fully supportive of his child’s adoption by the superstar stating that he wants to see his child receive a good upbringing and education. He does not know why the authorities are intervening when he has given his full consent.

The problem is the country’s law states that for any foreigner to adopt a child from the particular country will have to live at least 18 months in the country and go through some observation so that it is possible for the community to approve the individual as a fit adopter. The country’s Human Rights Consultative Committee an umbrella of 65 non-government organization is taking the case to court and the whole affair is temporarily in a limbo, and the child was supposed to leave yesterday for Britain. There are some that are arguing the singer’s superstar status and the fact that she is building an orphanage in the country is enough reason to circumvent the rules.