This story is free to read.

Madonna heads home after Malawi visit

U.S singer Madonna poses for a picture with children in Kasungu, about 150 kilometers north of the capital Lilongwe, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. Madonna is currently visiting Malawi with her son David and daughter Mercy, where she has been working since 2006 with her non profit organization, Raising Malawi. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi) U.S singer Madonna poses for a picture with children in Kasungu, about 150 kilometers north of the capital Lilongwe, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014. Madonna is currently visiting Malawi with her son David and daughter Mercy, where she has been working since 2006 with her non profit organization, Raising Malawi. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

By Associated Press December 1, 2014 1 min read

LILONGWE, Malawi (AP) – Madonna has left Malawi after a visit that included meeting with the president and the biological father of one of her adopted children.

Sarah Ezzy, director of the U.S. pop star’s charity Raising Malawi, confirmed Madonna’s departure on her private jet on Monday.

Madonna has been visiting Malawi since 2006. She funds a number of orphanages and schools in the country. On Thursday, she helped open a new 50-bed pediatrics ward in the commercial capital, Blantyre, that she helped fund.