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namibiahasofferedcitizenshiptothenewbabygirlofhollywoodcoupleangelinajolieandbradpitt,bornnearthewesterntownofswakopmund.
shilohnouveljolie-pittwasbornat1:40am(0040gmt)nearswakopmund,some400kilometers(250miles)fromwindhoek,thecapitalofthesouthernafricancountry,saidenvironmentandtourismdeputyministerleonjooste."theentireprocedurewentaccordingtoplanandtherewerenomedicalorothercomplicationsatall.""shilohnouveljolie-pittwillaccordingtonamibianlawbeallowedtoobtainnamibiancitizenshipiftheparentsshouldchoosetodoso,"hesaid,addingthatanamibianpassportforthenewarrivalwouldbediscussedwiththeparents"atalaterstage."
thegirlisthecouple'sfirstbiologicalchild.jolieadoptedtwochildren,maddoxfromcambodiain2002andzaharafromethiopialastyear.theirsurnameshavebeenchangedtojolie-pitt.thegoldencoupleandthetwoadoptedchildrencheckedintotheburningshorebeachresortinearlyapril,wheretheirbodyguardsandnamibianpolicehaveshieldedthemfrompaparazzi.thenewparentsare"thoroughlyoverjoyed",joosteadded,"andtheyhaveexpressedtheirhappinesstobeabletosharethisexperienceinnamibia".jolie,30,andpitt,42,willremaininnamibiaforsometimetoallowmotheranddaughtertorecuperate,joostesaid.
themoviestars,whobecamecloseduringthefilmingofthemovie"mr.andmrs.smith"lastyear,"expressedtheirdeepestappreciationforthelove,warmthandkindnessofthenamibianpeopleaswellasunderstandingfromallduringthisspecialandsensitivetime",accordingtothestatement.joliehashelpeddrawworldattentiontoafricathroughherworkasgoodwillambassadorfortheunhighcommissionerforrefugees.shehasbeenwelcomedbythenamibiangovernmentwhichhasaskedthepresstorespectthecouple'sprivacy.threefrenchpaparazziandasouthafricanphotographerwereorderedtoleavethecountryfortryingtotakesnapsofjolie.therewasspeculationthatjoliehadoptedtohaveawaterbirthattheprivatewelwitschiahospitalnearswakopmund,butstaffattheclinicweretight-lippedonsunday.theowneroftheburningshorehotelatlangstrand,justoutsideofswapokmund,declinedtogivedetailsofoneofthecelebrityworld'smostanticipatedarrivals.
"icannotgiveyouanydetailsaboutthebirth,"saidguentherheimstaedt."allannouncementsarehandledinlosangeles."