Madonna loses bid to adopt second child from Malawi
A court in Malawi ruled today that Madonna cannot adopt a second child, Chifundo Mercy James, from the country because she doesn't meet a residency requirement for adoptive parents. That rule was waived when she adopted David Banda from Malawi several years ago.
Meanwhile, this story from the Associated Press may have interest for a lot of you who are (or are hoping to be) parents of kids adopted from foreign countries. It points out that there's growing interest in adoption from Africa because other traditional sources of adoptable children, such as China and Russia, have cut down on adoptions to foreigners.
(AP photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
