SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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(261023) -- XIONG'AN, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) visit the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area in north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 23, 2026. The 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) kicked off here on Friday and will last till Sunday. Participants from various countries and regions visited a smart-city science and innovation center and the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area ahead of the forum. (Xinhua/Su Kaiyang)

(261023) -- XIONG'AN, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) interact with a robot dog while visiting a smart-city science and innovation center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 23, 2026. The 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) kicked off here on Friday and will last till Sunday. Participants from various countries and regions visited a smart-city science and innovation center and the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area ahead of the forum. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

(261023) -- XIONG'AN, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Participants of the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) learn about smart toys while visiting a smart-city science and innovation center in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 23, 2026. The 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) kicked off here on Friday and will last till Sunday. Participants from various countries and regions visited a smart-city science and innovation center and the construction site of the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area ahead of the forum. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

(261023) -- XIONG'AN, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, reads out a message from Chinese President Xi Jinping and delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global Governance Forum (Xiong'an) in Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the top diplomats of the R4 mechanism (Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia) and the European E3 mechanism (Britain, France and Germany), in Istanbul on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder leaves after delivering a speech during the Christian Social Union (CSU) party congress in Munich, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP)

Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder leaves after delivering a speech during the Christian Social Union (CSU) party congress in Munich, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP)

Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder leaves after delivering a speech during the Christian Social Union (CSU) party congress in Munich, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP)