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

FILED - 10 October 2025, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - German musician Peter Schilling, stands in front of the Zeiss Planetarium during an interview with the German Press Agency (DPA). Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

Sweden's midfielder #24 Elliot Stroud practices during a training session ahead of Sweden's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against Tunisia at Dallas stadium in Dallas on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Aston Martin's Spanish driver Fernando Alonso is pictured in the pit lane during the second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Lluis GENE / AFP)

Sweden's midfielder #24 Elliot Stroud practices during a training session ahead of Sweden's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against Tunisia at Dallas stadium in Dallas on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

Farah Diba former wife of the last Shah of Iran (L) leaves at the end of the funeral ceremony for late Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac at the Basilica Sainte-Clotilde, in Paris on June 12, 2026. Bernadette Chirac passed away at 93 years old on June 5. She stood by her late husband, former French president Jacques Chirac, during 12 years as first lady, but also forged her own, more discreet, political career. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

(COMBO) This combination of file photo created on June 12, 2026 shows Brazil's Italian head coach Carlo Ancelott in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, on May 30, 2026 (L); Morocco's head coach Mohamed Ouahbi in Sale on May 26, 2026. Brazil and Morocco will meet in the 2026 World Cup Group C football match at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL and Abdel Majid BZIOUAT / AFP)

Croatia's Donna Vekic serves against Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova during their women's singles quarter-final tennis match at the HSBC WTA Championships at Queen's Club in west London on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

Dana White (R), President and CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), poses for a picture with a fan a few blocks away from the White House in Washington, DC on June 12, 2026. The UFC Freedom 250 event will be held on the South Lawn of the White House on US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday on June 14. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)