- Foreign adoptions drop sharply in U.S.

Foreign adoptions drop sharply in U.S.

Ethiopia is the #1 in adoptions in Africa & provides 590% more adoptees than any other African country.

MSNBC - Nov 18, 2008 - The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell 12 percent in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1999 as some countries clamped down on the process and others battled with allegations of adoption fraud ...

The biggest increase was in adoptions from Ethiopia — they rose from 1,255 to 1,725, moving the Horn of Africa nation into fourth place on the State Department's list, just behind Russia. No other African country provided more than 250 adoptees last year, although the continent is viewed as one of the few potential growth regions for international adoption. Read More.