By AFPMore by this AuthorADDIS ABABAEthiopia's parliament has passed a law banning the adoption of Ethiopian children by foreigners, a government spokesman and diplomats said on Wednesday. The vote follows an April moratorium on foreign adoptions issued by Ethiopia's government which led to the suspension of dozens of cases, including some of parents who had already completed the legal adoption process. Foreign diplomats in Addis Ababa said they hoped adoptions currently underway would not be interrupted. Ethiopia is a popular source country for foreign adoptions, a costly process that can take years to complete. The US, for example, has adopted more than 5,500 Ethiopian children since 2011, according to embassy figures.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2018 03:22 UTC