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

(260708) -- NABATIEH AL-FAWQA, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a mass funeral for victims killed by an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. Four people were killed on Monday during an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

(260708) -- NABATIEH AL-FAWQA, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A relative of the victim is seen at the site of an Israeli drone strike in Nabatieh al-Fawqa, southern Lebanon, July 7, 2026. Four people were killed on Monday during an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua)

TOPSHOT - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026. The summit comes at a fraught time for the 77-year-old transatlantic alliance, with the US President demanding members make good on a pledge to ramp up defence spending as Washington takes a step back from Europe. (Photo by Saul LOEB / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron signes a board within a bilateral meeting with Turkey's president on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 36th NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. (Photo by Alexis JUMEAU / POOL / AFP)