GABORONE, 06 July 2026 - Southern African officials will meet in Johannesburg from 15 to 17 July to advance public spending efficiency through cost-benefit analysis. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

NEW YORK, 07 July 2026 - Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 07 July 2026 - Ana Beatriz Martins, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

GENEVA, 06 July 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, pictured with Chairperson of the PowerCom Board, Eldorette Harmse, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava; and Namibia's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Elvis Shiweda, during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - A car assembly line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car company. GAC is China’s state-owned automaker. Which manufactures vehicles under its own marques (GAC Motor and AION) and operates highly successful joint ventures with Honda and Toyota. With global reach across 86 regions, it is rapidly expanding into EVs and international production. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witbooi accompanied by other senior officials during a recent visit to the Seaworks fishing factory in Walvis Bay. They are looking at some of the most popularly imported seafood. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(260708) -- ANKARA, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a press conference at the 2026 NATO summit in Ankara, Türkiye, July 8, 2026. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

US President Donald Trump disembarks from Air Force One upon arrival at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall in Mildenhall, eastern England, on July 8, 2026, before transferring to another presidential aircraft for the onward flight to the United States. Trump returns from NATO Summit in Turkey (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)

Rescuers search for bodies in a destroyed building in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 8, 2026, following powerful earthquakes that struck the region. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Raul ARBOLEDA / AFP)

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (3rd L) visits an emergency hospital set up by members of the Brazilian Navy following the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Brazilian Navy personnel receive people seeking medical attention at an emergency hospital in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 8, 2026, following powerful earthquakes that struck the region. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher (C) visits an emergency hospital set up by members of the Brazilian Navy following the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Members of the Brazilian Navy stand outside the emergency hospital set up following the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)

Members of the Brazilian Navy stand outside an emergency hospital set up following the June 24 earthquakes in Caraballeda, La Guaira state, Venezuela on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)