Madonna in Malawi Amid Adoption Rumors

Madonna arrived in Malawi on Monday with the young local boy she is adopting, amid rumors she intended to adopt a second child from an orphanage in the impoverished southern African nation.

Madonna Arrives in Malawi with David - PIC

The pop singer, who sparked controversy last year when she decided to adopt one-year-old David Banda from a local orphanage, plans to visit the boy’s father during the visit, a government official said.

Madonna landed at Lilongwe’s airport in a private jet wearing dark glasses and a black outfit and carrying Banda, now about 18 months old, a Reuters witness said.

She left the airport in a convoy of vehicles, which took the road to the Home of Hope orphanage where Banda lived before Madonna applied to adopt him, the witness said.

“The government of Madonna salutes Madonna for coming back with the child for the father to see him,” Minister of Information Patricia Kaliati told Reuters, adding she would visit the orphanage and pay a private visit to Banda’s family during the visit.

Yohane Banda, the child’s father, has complained he did not have access to Madonna and was having difficulty getting information about his son. David Banda was placed in an orphanage shortly after his mother died.

The American singer is also expected to visit an orphanage just outside the Malawian capital in connection with her charity work in the country.

A spokeswoman for Madonna says she has no plans to adopt another child despite media reports that the U.S.-born singer and her British film director husband Guy Ritchie wanted to add a young Malawian girl to their family.

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Madonna in Malawi Amid Adoption Rumors

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