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In what is either a sign that the Namibian Minister of Tourism learned valuable lessons about manipulating the media during Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's stay in his country or a clear indication that the world has gone completely, feces-smearingly insane, the AP reports that a government official claims that Britney Spears is "considering" having her next baby in the red-hot African nation:

Deputy Environment and Tourism Minister Leon Jooste said officials have received an inquiry on behalf of the 24-year-old pop star, who has a 9-month-old son, Sean Preston, with husband Kevin Federline.

"She has shown interest to come over to Namibia," Jooste said by telephone from a conference in neighboring South Africa. "Nothing has been confirmed yet, but there is a definite possibility of that happening."

He declined to provide further details, saying: "She wants to come in very low profile and have some privacy. She might change her mind if we reveal too much now."

We applaud the minister's ingenuity if this is indeed merely a publicity-attracting hoax, but can't help but feel that he was thinking too small by choosing the embattled Spears as Nambia's next high-profile, pregnant guest. If he really wanted to keep the heat on his country, he should've announced Tom Cruise's intention to pretend to have his second biological child in Namibia with whomever he chooses as his next birthing vessel. We can't fault him, though. He's learning on the job.

UPDATE: Maybe she's not going after all.