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

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

BEIJING, 09 July 2026 - Director of Sinomine Group and Chief Executive Officer of Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter, Logan Lou Yonggang. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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

13 July 2026, Lower Saxony, Cuxhaven: Seagulls are flying behind a fishing boat in the Elbe estuary. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa

13 July 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks at the opening of the Adenauer School of Government (ASG) in Speyer. The new institution aims to train future decision-makers, with a discussion between the Chancellor and students scheduled to follow his speech. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa

13 July 2026, Lower Saxony, Cuxhaven: Seagulls are flying behind a fishing boat in the Elbe estuary. Photo: Marcus Brandt/dpa

(260713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows the conclusion ceremony of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia at a military port in Qingdao, east Chinese Shandong Province. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

(260713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese marines conduct live-fire drill during the maritime phase of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia, July 9, 2026. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Photo by Li Fengxiang/Xinhua)

(260713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Russian submarines navigate on the surface during the maritime phase of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia, July 10, 2026. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Photo by Cheng Jiahao/Xinhua)

(260713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Sailors are pictured aboard Chinese guided-missile destroyer Anshan during the maritime phase of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia, July 9, 2026. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Xinhua/Li Jie)

(260713) -- QINGDAO, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese guided-missile destroyer Kaifeng sails towards the designated sea area during the maritime phase of the "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia, July 10, 2026. The "Joint Sea-2026" exercise between China and Russia concluded at a military port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province Monday, with all planned exercise missions finished. Launched on July 6, the "Joint Sea-2026" is the twelfth in the series dating back to 2012. (Xinhua/Li Jie)