SWAKOPMUND, 11 July 2025 - Namibia emerged as the standout performer in the 2026 African country rankings, surging from 15th to 3rd place, largely driven by a favorable tax environment and improvements in other key areas. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 11 June 2026 -Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa (far right), Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses (far left) photographed with ODEC management and staff and other political leaders during the unveiling of the Open Doors Education Centre (ODEC) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme in Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (centre), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (second from left), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 June 2026 - Former first lady, Monica Geingos. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 10 June 2026 - Delegates attending the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) Elective Congress in Walvis Bay. The three-day congress will conclude with a the election of a new leadership to guide the association for the next term. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Ré island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Ré island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Ré island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Re island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau (R) rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Ré island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

French windsurfer and 27-times world champion Antoine Albeau (R) rides his board during the 4th edition of the Antoine Albeau Series off La Couarde-sur-Mer on the Re island, southwestern France on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP)

Demonstrators with placards, including one (C) depicting US President Donald Trump and reading "Bibi Netanyahu's good boy" take part in a rally of a "No-G7" coalition of over 60 associations, unions and left-wing groups "against fascism and imperialism”, a day ahead of the summit's start, in Geneva on June 14, 2026. The 2026 edition of the G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland, attended by country leaders as well as the EU's foreign policy chief and ministers from Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

(L/R): French actors Philippe Katerine, Billy Blanchard, Julie Depardieu and Alfred Blanchard pose as part of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the principality of Monaco on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)