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Madonna has been granted permission to adopt two more children from Malawi, a court spokesperson has announced.<\/p>\n

The country’s High Court made the ruling today.<\/p>\n

The singer already has two children from the African country – David, adopted in 2006, and Mercy, adopted in 2009.<\/p>\n

Malawian judiciary spokesman Mlenga Mvula said the singer was inside the court in Lilongwe when the ruling was given.<\/p>\n

“In fact, at the time we were granting her the permission she was in the courtroom with her lawyers,” Mr Mvula said.<\/p>\n

But less than two weeks ago Madonna denied reports she’d applied to adopt any more children, during a charity visit to Malawi.<\/p>\n

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Madonna with her children (L to R) David Banda, Lourdes, Mercy James, and Rocco on a charity visit to Malawi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On 25 January, a Malawian government spokesperson told news outlets the 58-year-old singer had appeared in court and had “filed an application expressing interest” to adopt two children.<\/p>\n

But Madonna said she was only there for charity purposes.<\/p>\n

“The rumours of an adoption process are untrue,” she said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“I am in Malawi to check on the children’s hospital in Blantyre and my other work with Raising Malawi and then heading home.”<\/p>\n

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Madonna founded the children’s charity Raising Malawi in 2006, the same year she adopted David.<\/p>\n

Last summer, she took David and Mercy to visit the orphanages where they lived before being adopted.<\/p>\n

The star has two other children – Lourdes and Rocco – from previous relationships.<\/p>\n

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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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