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

Hurricanes Kini Naholo (R) is tackled during the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final match between the Wellington Hurricanes and Auckland Blues in Wellington on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Grant Down / AFP)

Hurricanes players celebrate a try by Asafo Aumua (2nd-R) during the Super Rugby Pacific semi-final match between the Wellington Hurricanes and Auckland Blues in Wellington on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Grant Down / AFP)

FILED - 05 February 2026, Berlin: Bernd Neuendorf, President of the German Football Association (DFB), speaks during a press conference. Photo: Soeren Stache/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

Amir Haddad poses during a photocall for the TV series "La belle et le boulanger" as part of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the principality of Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

French-Israeli singer and songwriter Amir Haddad poses during a photocall for the TV series "La belle et le boulanger" as part of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the principality of Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Kristin Scott Thomas poses as part of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the principality of Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Kristin Scott Thomas poses as part of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in the principality of Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

This photograph shows the Banque Cantonale de Geneve (Geneva Cantonal Bank) boarded up with graffiti-covered wooden panels to protect the facade ahead of demonstrations against the nearby G7 summit in Evian, in Geneva, on June 12, 2026. Protests against the G7 summit in Evian are set to take place in nearby Geneva, where activists can gather more easily than in the tightly secured host town. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)