Madonna's longtime publicist has hit back at reports the pop superstar's adoption dreams have hit a roadblock following a decision to replace the Malawian welfare official overseeing the case.

The Malawi welfare official overseeing Madonna’s efforts to adopt an African toddler said he will make a long-awaited trip to the singer’s London home next week to assess her suitability as an adoptive parent.

Malawian rights organisations say their government needs help monitoring Madonna’s planned adoption of David Banda.

Malawian rights organisations say their government needs help monitoring Madonna’s planned adoption of David Banda.

A MALAWIAN man who gave up his 13-month-old son to be adopted by Madonna said yesterday he had not realised he was signing away custody “for good”.