( CNN ) -- Pop star Madonna and her adopted son met with the young boy 's biological father in Malawi as the singer awaited a court decision on whether she could adopt a girl from the same country , her publicist said Tuesday . Madonna holds her adopted Malawian son , David Banda , in 2007 . Liz Rosenberg said in a statement that Madonna and her son David met Monday with David 's birth father , Yohanne Banda , for the first time since the young boy was adopted in 2006 . `` Madonna is committed to maintaining an ongoing relationship with David 's Malawian roots , '' Rosenberg said . The publicist also confirmed , in the first public acknowledgment of what has been reported for weeks , that Madonna has filed an application `` to adopt Mercy James , a 3-year-old girl Madonna met two years ago in an orphanage that she visited . '' A spokeswoman for Malawi 's attorney general told CNN that the singer appeared Monday in court in that country , one of the poorest nations in the world , for a hearing on whether she would be allowed to adopt the girl . Madonna is to return to court Friday to hear the judge 's decision in the matter , spokeswoman Zione Ntaba said . The child 's family will have to give their permission for the adoption to proceed , according to Martin Geissler , a reporter for the ITN television network who is in Malawi . Madonna has been involved with Malawi for several years . She made a documentary , `` I Am Because We Are , '' which highlighted poverty , AIDS and other diseases devastating that country 's children . She also helps run a nonprofit , Raising Malawi , which implements initiatives to help the needy in the southeastern African nation .
David is reunited with dad for first time since his death . Judge confirms singer 's decision to adopt Mercy James . Judge will rule on whether adoption can go forward Friday .