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Malawi court hears Madonna's request to adopt a second child

Malawi court hears Madonna's request to adopt a second childJohannesburg - US popstar Madonna attended a court hearing in Malawi on Monday in her bid to adopt a second child in the southern African country.

The hearing in the capital Lilongwe was held behind closed doors, the BBC reported.

Madonna is trying to adopt a sibling for her three-year-old Malawi-born adoptive son David Banda and two biological children, Lourdes and Rocco.

Madonna ‘set to adopt second Malawian tot’

Madonna ‘set to adopt second Malawian tot’New York, Mar 30 : Madonna has arrived in Malawi and is expected to sign today adoption papers which will allow her to adopt a second child from the African nation.

The move, however, has been widely criticised by aid agencies as "exacerbating" the plight of children in impoverished countries.

The 50-year-old singer was accompanied by her oldest offspring, Lourdes Leon, 12. The pair strolled hand in hand through the village of Chinkhota, chatting with locals and soaking up the sun.

Nanny reveals strain of working with Madonna

Nanny reveals strain of working with MadonnaMelbourne, Mar 28 : Working with queen of pop Madonna doesn't come that easy - ask Melbourne nanny Angela Jacobsen.

Jacobsen let slip her gruelling life of working 24 hours a day, seven days a week on her Facebook website, two weeks before been sacked.

"Not putting up (with) this s--- any more," wrote a furious Jacobsen in her account last month.

"Never have, never will. Standing up for my rights regardless of consequence. Sick of always being the one who compromises," she added.

Malawian girl’s gran vows to stop Madonna from ‘stealing’ her

Malawian girl’s gran vows to stop Madonna from ‘stealing’ herLondon, Mar 28 : The grandmother of Mercy James, the 4-year-old orphaned Malawian girl who Madonna wants to adopt, has pledged to stop the singer from "stealing" her.

The 50-year-old stunner is nearing the end of a long battle to Mercy legally hers.

However, Mercy's grandmother Lucy Chekechiwa, 61, is not too happy with the development.

"Why doesn't this singer pick other children? It is stealing. I want to go to court, I won't let her go," The Sun quoted her, as saying.

Madge urged to rethink Malawian girl’s adoption

Madge urged to rethink Malawian girl’s adoptionLondon, Mar 28 : A British charity has asked Madonna to reconsider her apparent plans to adopt another Malawian child.

According to Save The Children, the 50-year-old is setting a bad example by attempting to adopt the tot.

The star is reportedly flying into Malawi tomorrow to begin adoption proceedings for Mercy James, a 4-year-old whom she picked out during a previous visit.

Mercy has spent the majority of her life in the Home of Hope orphanage in Mchinji, where Madonna also found her first adoptive child, David Banda.

Madonna must stick to Malawi law in second adoption: activists

Madonna must stick to Malawi law in second adoption: activists Johannesburg  - A human rights group in Malawi, where US popstar Madonna is trying to adopt a sibling for her three-year-old adoptive son David Banda, has warned the government to grant her no special favours.

The 50-year-old star, whose 2006 adoption of Banda from an orphanage in Malawi was dogged by controversy, is expected to return to the country on Saturday with her family, Undule Mwaksungula, spokesman for Malawi's Human Rights Consultative Committee, said.

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