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) -- ANKARA, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (L), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and U.S. President Donald Trump pose for photos at the 2026 NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on July 8, 2026. (Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lionel Messi of Argentina is tossed into the air by teammates as they celebrate victory after the round of 16 match between Argentina and Egypt at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta, the United States, July 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. Xi delivered an important speech at the meeting here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents China's top sci-tech award for the year 2025 to Chen Liquan (R), a researcher at the Institute of Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and a Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) academician, and Ben De (L), a researcher at the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation and a CAE academician, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. A meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the CAS and the CAE, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state including Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi attended the meeting here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. Xi delivered an important speech at the meeting here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents China's top sci-tech award for the year 2025 to Chen Liquan, a researcher at the Institute of Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and a Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) academician, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. A meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the CAS and the CAE, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

(260708) -- BEIJING, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents China's top sci-tech award for the year 2025 to Ben De, a researcher at the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation and a Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE) academician, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, July 8, 2026. A meeting bringing together the national science and technology award conference, the general assemblies of the members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the CAE, and the 11th national congress of the China Association for Science and Technology was held here on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)