Pop
star Madonna has called her son, David Banda, "the future president of
Malawi" in a tweet praising the 12-year-old boy.
The
US singer has six children, four of whom she adopted from Malawi.
Madonna
has reportedly had a fractious relationship with authorities from the
south-east African nation.
In
2013, Malawi accused Madonna of "bullying state officials",
exaggerating her contribution to the country and demanding VIP treatment.
Madonna's
manager accused Malawi's government of having a "grudge" against the
singer's charity, Raising Malawi, which she founded in 2006, the same year she
adopted David.
His
adoption raised a strong public reaction as Malawian law required would-be
parents to live in the country for one year before adopting. This requirement
was waived for the pop star, who told Oprah Winfrey at the time that there were
no written adoption laws that regulated foreign adoption.
In
2009, the country's high court rejected Madonna's application to adopt a girl,
on the same grounds she had not lived in the African nation for the now
required 18 months.
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