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Davion Only Still Waiting To Be Adopted

Six months after orphan Davion Only made his heartfelt plea for adoption, he still is waiting for a family he can call his own. October of last year, Davion, then 15 years old, stood before the congregation at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church in St. Petersburg, Florida and asked to be adopted by “anyone who…

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Children’s Rights Group Urge Stricter Measures for Cross-Border Adoptions in Africa

While international adoptions have decreased for the past years, international adoptions of children from Africa are on the rise. This can be caused in part by the fact that countries such as China and Russia are tightening up (or even halting) adoptions by other countries, particularly the United States. In turn, the numbers indicate that…