SWAKOPMUND: A 20-year-old woman was arrested at Walvis Bay on charges of murder after she reportedly suffocated her newborn baby with a cloth. Erongo Regional Community Policing Officer Warrant Tuyenikelao Tashiyah in an incident report on Wednesday said the woman allegedly gave birth to the baby boy around 18h00 on Tuesday at the Tutaleni residential area and thereafter suffocated him by tying a cloth around his face. The baby's body was transported to the police mortuary for a post-mortem and the suspect is currently admitted to a hospital for medical treatment under police guard, Tashiyah said. She is expected to appear in court once discharged. Police investigations are ongoing. Source: The Namibia Press Agency Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Moncef Boukthir, on Wednesday, met with World Bank Group Executive Director Syed Tauqir Hussain Shah, and the World Bank Resident Representative in Tunisia Alexandre Arrobio. Tauqir Shah reiterated the Bank's commitment to continue supporting projects of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Tunisia within the strategic priorities of the department, as stated in a Ministry press release. The meeting focused on cooperation between the Ministry and the WB within bilateral projects, notably the "PROMESSE" project aimed at enhancing graduates' employability and governance in higher education. The Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research expressed satisfaction at the positive outcomes achieved through bilateral cooperation between the two parties, the same source mentioned. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse