SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - The Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) started in Swakopmund on Wednesday. The conference, hosted by the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, runs from 14 to 17 July under the theme “Communication Reconsidered: A driving force for constant progress.” (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Vice President of the Institute Public Relations in Nigeria and Chairperson of the WPRF/APRA 2026 Planning Committee Professor Emmanuel Dandaura who was part of the special APRA panel discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan moderating a special APRA Panel Discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - A special APRA Panel Discussion including Director of Commercial for Zambia’s Zaffico Pic Irene Lungu, Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Professor Emmanuel Dandaura and PetroFund Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Shoki Kandjimi, with moderator Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan. The discussion was an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 14 July 2026 - Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) News Editor Maggy Thomas and Senior Sub-editor Angie Brandt pictured with information officers from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, following a training session held on the sidelines of the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) at The Dome in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 July 2026 – Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Legal Support and Compliance Amalia Shikongo. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo dismantles part of the border fence during a ceremony ending border controls between Spain and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar at the border crossing in La Linea de la Concepcion, southern Spain, on July 15, 2026. A new era began between Spain and the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on July 15, 2026, as border checks that have long been a source of tension and frustration were finally lifted after the signing of a post-Brexit deal in Brussels between the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the EU. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (3R) and Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo (2L) and other authorities walk during a ceremony ending border controls between Spain and the British overseas territory of Gibraltar at the border crossing in La Linea de la Concepcion, southern Spain, on July 15, 2026. A new era began between Spain and the tiny British territory of Gibraltar on July 15, 2026, as border checks that have long been a source of tension and frustration were finally lifted after the signing of a post-Brexit deal in Brussels between the UK, Spain, Gibraltar and the EU. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) delivers a speech to mark the Day of Ukrainian Statehood in Kyiv on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) delivers a speech to mark the Day of Ukrainian Statehood in Kyiv on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (C-R) and his wife Olena Zelenska (C) arrive flanked by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (C-L) to mark the Day of Ukrainian Statehood in Kyiv on July 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. (Photo by Tetiana DZHAFAROVA / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses journalists during his summer press conference in Berlin, Germany, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses journalists during his summer press conference in Berlin, Germany, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) sits next to the German government's spokesperson Stefan Kornelius as he addresses journalists during his summer press conference in Berlin, Germany, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)