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 - 13 June 2026, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart: American tennis player Taylor Fritz plays a backhand return against Kazakhstan's Alexander Bublik during their Semi-Final tennis match during Day Six of the Stuttgart Open Tennis Tournament. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

Fuechse Berlin's Swedish pivot #05 Max Darj celebrates after winning the EHF Handball Champions League Final 4 semi-final match between SC Magdeburg and Fuechse Berlin in Cologne, western Germany on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

Croatia's Donna Vekic reacts against Britain's Katie Boulter during their women's singles semi-final tennis match at the HSBC WTA Championships at Queen's Club in west London on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)

UAE Team Emirates XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro Romero cycles to the finish line to win the 7th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 133,6km between La Bridoire and Grand Colombier in the French Alps on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

UAE Team Emirates XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro Romero cycles to the finish line to win the 7th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 133,6km between La Bridoire and Grand Colombier in the French Alps on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

UAE Team Emirates XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro Romero cycles to the finish line to win the 7th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 133,6km between La Bridoire and Grand Colombier in the French Alps on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi (L) speaks next to Mongolia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Batmunkh Battsetseg (R) during a press conference after a bilateral meeting in Ulaanbaatar on June 13, 2026. (Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR / AFP)

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli leaves the pit lane to compete in the qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / POOL / AFP)