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Madonna may have finally gotten over her rift with son Rocco, but it looks like there’s a storm brewing in regards to her adopted Malawian daughter Mercy, who recently turned 10. Agatha Molande, the best friend of Mercy’s biological mother, Mwandida Chekechiwa, a teenager who died just eight days after giving birth, is coming forward to say that Mercy’s biological …
French authorities say they’ve launched an investigation after a child was found hidden inside a carry-on bag of an Air France passenger. CNN reports a woman was arrested in Paris after allegedly trying to conceal the child in the bag, which she had brought on Air France Flight 1891 from Istanbul to Paris on Monday. The Agence-France Presse (AFP) news …
AMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan lawmakers passed a bill that says only Ugandans can be legal guardians of orphaned or destitute children, in a move aimed at stemming the rising number of adoptions by foreigners. The bill eliminates a legal gap that allowed foreigners to apply for and get legal guardianship within days of arriving in the country, said lawmaker …
Many cases of missing children, some barely a few days old, are reported in Kenya. While some eventually end up as cases of kidnapping by ransom seekers, many children are literally sold to buyers seeking a shorter route to child adoption or to traffickers eyeing international child markets. Citizen’s TV Michael Njenga went undercover to unmask the faces behind the criminal …
