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

Founder and President of French right-wing party Horizons, Mayor of Le Havre and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election Edouard Philippe (L) visits the French manufacturer of welding supplies factory, Selectarc, in Grandvillars, eastern France on July 8, 2026, as part of his Presidential campaign. France votes in a presidential election scheduled for April 2027. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Founder and President of French right-wing party Horizons, Mayor of Le Havre and candidate for the 2027 French presidential election Edouard Philippe looks on as he visits the French manufacturer of welding supplies factory, Selectarc, in Grandvillars, eastern France on July 8, 2026, as part of his Presidential campaign. France votes in a presidential election scheduled for April 2027. (Photo by SEBASTIEN BOZON / AFP)

Rickshaw pullers wade through a flooded street after heavy rains in Chittagong on July 8, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

Schoolchildren on bicycles are taking a car ferry to Mondorf near Bonn, western Germany on July 7, 2026. The dilapidated Bonn North Bridge (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) on the A565 has been completely closed to all motor traffic since June 2026. The approach bridge on the left bank of the Rhine has sustained extensive damage, will no longer be opened to traffic, and must be demolished and rebuilt. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

Schoolchildren on bicycles are taking a car ferry to Mondorf near Bonn, western Germany on July 7, 2026. The dilapidated Bonn North Bridge (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) on the A565 has been completely closed to all motor traffic since June 2026. The approach bridge on the left bank of the Rhine has sustained extensive damage, will no longer be opened to traffic, and must be demolished and rebuilt. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

An aerial view shows the closed Bonn North Bridge on the A565 motorway in Bonn, western Germany on July 7, 2026. The dilapidated Bonn North Bridge (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) on the A565 has been completely closed to all motor traffic since June 2026. The approach bridge on the left bank of the Rhine has sustained extensive damage, will no longer be opened to traffic, and must be demolished and rebuilt. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

An aerial view shows the closed Bonn North Bridge on the A565 motorway in Bonn, western Germany on July 7, 2026. The dilapidated Bonn North Bridge (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) on the A565 has been completely closed to all motor traffic since June 2026. The approach bridge on the left bank of the Rhine has sustained extensive damage, will no longer be opened to traffic, and must be demolished and rebuilt. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

An aerial view shows the closed Bonn North Bridge on the A565 motorway in Bonn, western Germany on July 7, 2026. The dilapidated Bonn North Bridge (Friedrich-Ebert-Brücke) on the A565 has been completely closed to all motor traffic since June 2026. The approach bridge on the left bank of the Rhine has sustained extensive damage, will no longer be opened to traffic, and must be demolished and rebuilt. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)