Inter-Country adoption in Malawi
A report from a conference held inMalawi (International Policy Conference on the African Child ) quotes an official of the Malawi government:
In an interview, Executive Director for Youth Net and Counselling Macbain Mkandawire expressed concern over the provision of the Malawi adoption legislation, saying the country’s legislation does not expressly prohibit or regulate inter-country adoption.
“Declaring that inter-country adoption can take place in Malawi is not enough to safeguard the best interests of the child there is more that needs to be done,” he said.
The article also says that ”Africa has not yet carried out a comprehensive situation analysis of inter-country adoption with the result of unavailability of proper information on the issue and therefore a gap on the accurate status of inter-country adoption in Africa.”
