Madonna and the Malawi Connection

Am I the only one who is tired of hearing about the Madonna saga? Celebrity adoptions are usually good news and help promote adoption in general and bring a spotlight to the issue that we can't do as mere mortals. However, when I read about people bypassing the rules and jumping to the front of the line simply because they can, it bothers me. News reports say that Madonna is adopting another young child from Malawi and that one parent is deceased and one parent is living. Then, why is that child in an orphanage and available for adoption? Relatives are crying foul because they fear that they may never get to see the little girl "Mercy" again. I wonder why, if they care about her welfare, they leave her alone in an orphanage instead of taking her home to be raised with family. I'm definitely on board with the adoption of children waiting for a home in orphanages overseas. However, Malawi doesn't allow foreign adoptions. Then, why is Madonna allowed to adopt there? Foreign governments in third world nations have always had a problem with adoption corruption. The new Hague Convention regulations are meant to eliminate the problems caused by the absence of laws and rules to oversee adoption and to bring all countries in line with a common standard of practice. Guatemala, for instance, has been plagued with adoption corruption including alleged kidnappings simply to facilitate adoptions to foreign couples. We're on the right track in making all countries comply with strict standards and practices. It will be interesting to see if Malawi and Madonna are made to comply.