from "The Namibian"

anyone who knows me, knows that this whole thing irritates me. i hate brad and angelina. i think all hollywood is basically trash. and now they have drawn my beloved namibia into their dump. and i'm sorry, i don't think UN goodwill ambassadors really do that much. it's another way for rich, famous people to get an elevated opinion of themselves by smiling next to starving children. and now b & j's kid is a namibian citizen. that sucks.

Monday, May 29, 2006 - Web posted at 8:45:55 GMT
It's Shiloh Nouvel!
ELMA ROBBERTS
ANGELINA JOLIE and Brad Pitt's healthy baby girl, named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt, saw the first light of day in Namibia yesterday morning.
"Overjoyed" and "happy to share this experience in Namibia", was how Deputy Minister of Environment and Tourism Leon Jooste, who is at the coast, yesterday described Jolie and Pitt's reaction to the birth of their daughter.
"It is with enormous pleasure that I inform the Namibian nation about the birth of Angelina's healthy baby girl early this morning," Jooste said in a statement.
"They [Jolie and Pitt] have again expressed their deepest appreciation for the love, warmth and kindness of the Namibian people as well as understanding from all during this special and sensitive time," the Deputy Minister said.
"The couple are thoroughly overjoyed by the event and have expressed their happiness to be able to share this experience in Namibia," he said.
"The entire procedure [birth] went according to plan and there were no medical or other complications at all."
The Deputy Minister has promised that more information would be made available.
By law Shiloh Nouvel will be entitled to Namibian citizenship.
Jooste said this issue would be discussed with her parents at a later stage.
Pitt, Jolie and their three children - they have two adopted children: son Maddox (4) and daughter Zahara, who is about 15 months ­- will stay in Namibia until mother and daughter have recuperated enough to travel.
Erongo Regional Governor Samuel Nuuyoma, who has had several informal meetings with the couple during their stay, remarked: "I wish the family and their newborn a blessed, happy life together."
Nuuyoma said he has had no direct communication with the couple since the birth.
When asked where the birth took place, he said at Swakopmund, but did not want to disclose any details.
Reuters reported yesterday that residents at Walvis Bay were thrilled by the celebrity birth.
"It's great ...
She [Jolie] has put us on the map.
It is a great thing," said resident Della van Noorten.
Another resident, who asked not to be named, was also very happy but told the media to lay off.
"I am happy for her - and leave them alone," the resident said.
WHEN? There is conflicting information about the exact time of the baby's arrival.
Agence France-Presse reported that Shiloh Nouvel was born at 01h40 (0040 GMT).
In his statement, Jooste said that Jolie had given birth to the baby early yesterday morning.
Pitt's publicist Cindy Guagenti released a statement that reads: "The night of May 27 2006, in Namibia, Africa, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt welcomed their daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.
No further information is being given."
No photographs were being released, she added.
Jolie reportedly remained in hospital yesterday.
While there have been daily rumours for the past two weeks that the baby had been born or that Angelina was in labour, the first formal hint that the hour was nearing came on Tuesday when Pitt explained his absence to the organisers of the currently running Cannes Film Festival by saying that "the birth was imminent".
Jolie, who has helped draw world attention to Africa through her work as goodwill ambassador for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, has been welcomed by the Namibian Government which has asked the press to respect the couple's privacy BIG BUCKS The paparazzi have hunted Jolie and Pitt virtually from the moment they touched down in Namibia, hungry to pocket the rich spoils that would come from the sale of photographs of the couple.
Darryn Lyons, Chairman of Big Pictures, which runs the website mr.paparazzi.com, estimated that the objective of the paparazzi hunt, the first picture of the newcomer, could be worth as much as U$5 million (about N$330 million).
"You could probably buy Namibia with that picture," he was quoted as saying.
A security team supported by the Namibian Government has protected the privacy of the celebrities.
"This lady is expecting," Prime Minister Nahas Angula was reported as saying.
"You guys are harassing her.
Why don't you allow her some privacy? Harassment is not allowed in Namibia."
In a sign of media fascination with the pair, New York magazine recently said the baby was the most anticipated since Jesus and would be more newsworthy than the recent birth of a daughter to Hollywood stars Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes.
- Additional information from Nampa-Reuters, Nampa-AFP