english: Blogger Rex Chikoko reported that however the journey seemed a bit tough this time as the High Court Judge Esme Chombo said that according to Malawi's intercountry adoption laws, Madonna could not take the child as she had not resided in Malawi for about 18 months.
non_english: Blogger Rex Chikoko meldde dat de reis dit keer echter minder soepel verliep, want rechter Esme Chombo van het Hooggerechtshof had gezegd dat, volgens de internationale adoptiewetten van Malawi, Madonna het kind niet mocht meenemen omdat ze niet ongeveer 18 maanden in Malawi had gewoond.