Angelina Jolie adopts Ethiopian girl

By Cindy Locke Jul 6, 2005, 17:05 GMT

People magazine reports that the baby would be named Zahara Marley Jolie, but would not reveal the age, height or weight.

The girl is less than a year old and Jolie is ready to collect her, according to Hadosh Halefom, head of the state-run adoption agency.

Halefom said, "The paperwork has gone through. Miss Angelina's request was accepted last week. Everything has been completed, so the family can take the baby whenever they want."

She met all 10 conditions for people wishing to adopt, he said.

"The two most important are economic capabilities and check with the police.  Although she is a film star, she still has to meet the same requirements as everybody else."

Jolie, 30, told People that she and her son Maddox, 3, who she adopted from a Cambodian orphanage, were "very happy to have a new addition to our family."

"Angie's over the moon," a source close to the actress told People. "It's a dream come true. She's always wanted to extend her family."

Jolie has been romantically linked with Brad Pitt, her "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star, but the source denied they were planning a family.

"Angelina's adopting as a single mother and she wants that emphasized," the source told People.

Jolie has often talked of adopting a second child. After a trip to Ethiopia earlier this year, Jolie said of Maddox: "My son is in love with Africa, so he has been asking for an African brother or sister."