Madonna heads home after Malawi visit

Singer met with the president and the biological father of one of her adopted children

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 23:41

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Madonna left Malawi on Monday after a visit that included meetings with the president and the biological father of one of her adopted children.

Sarah Ezzy, director of the US pop star’s charity Raising Malawi, confirmed Madonna’s departure on her private jet.

Madonna has been visiting Malawi since 2006. She funds a number of orphanages and schools in the country. On Thursday, she helped open a new 50-bed paediatrics ward in the commercial capital, Blantyre, that she helped fund.

On this visit, Madonna met President Peter Mutharika as well as Yohane Banda, the father of her adopted son, 9-year-old David Banda. Madonna has another Malawi-born child, Mercy Chifundo James.

Lilongwe : U.S singer Madonna chats with children in Kasungu, about 150 kilometers north of the capital Lilongwe, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. Madonna is currently visiting Malawi with her son David and daughter Mercy, where she has been working since 2006 with her non profit organization, Raising Malawi. AP/PTI(AP12_1_2014_000009B)

US Pop Star Madonna, centre, holds his sons David, left, while her daughter Mercy looks on , in Kasungu about 150 kilomtres north of the capital Lilongwe, Sunday, Nov, 30, 2014. Madonna is currently visiting Malawi, where she has been working since 2006 with her non profit organization, Raising Malawi. ( AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

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