Madonna is Adopting an 13 Month old African boy David

The poor father of the African tot being adopted by Madonna last night declared he was “so happy” the child was being whisked into a world of wealth. Yohane Banda, 32, earns just a few pounds a month growing potatoes and onions in a mud hut village in Malawi. But now his 13-month-old son David, also known as Davie, will grow up in luxurious splendour with the pop superstar — who has a fortune estimated at 248 Million.

Yohane, whose 28-year-old wife Marita died of complications a week after giving birth to the boy, said: “I’m very happy. As you can see there is poverty in my village.” The dad has not met Madonna, who chose Davie during visits to the orphanage where Yohane sent him. But he was told his son — who he could not afford to bring up — was being adopted by a “famous US musician”. He said: “I know he will be very happy in America. We are told David will be coming back regularly to know his roots.”

Beaming ... Madge carries tot in traditional African fashion Gleeful Madonna was last night looking after the child at the plush Kumbali country lodge, in an opulent part of Malawi’s capital Lilongwe. She and her British film director hubby Guy Ritchie hope to formalize the adoption as soon as possible after sorting out legal documents. Then the child will be raised at the couple’s swish homes in Britain and the US with his new sister and brother Lourdes, nine, and Rocco, five.

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