Madonna’s African Adoption Bid DENIED

A Malawian court has ruled that US pop star Madonna has failed in her bid to adopt a second child from the country.

“I must decline to grant the application for the adoption of the infant,” judge Esmie Chondo said after a closed-door hearing on Friday.

The application has been rejected over residency rules.

Madonna, who flew to Malawi on Sunday, was not in court to hear the ruling over Chifundo James, three. Her lawyer said she would lodge an appeal.

The 50-year-old singer applied to adopt Chifundo James, whose name translates into English as Mercy, on Monday.

Had her application been successful, Chifundo would have been a sister to David, the first child she adopted from the African country, and her biological children Lourdes and Rocco. {Source}