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

German fans attend the public screening of Germany's opening match at the 2026 World Cup against Curacao, as pianist Stephan von Bothmer accompanies the match on the organ at the Twelve Apostles Evangelical Church in Berlin on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

German fans attend the public screening of Germany's opening match at the 2026 World Cup against Curacao, as pianist Stephan von Bothmer accompanies the match on the organ at the Twelve Apostles Evangelical Church in Berlin on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

FC Barcelona's Spanish left wing #83 Ian Barrufet and FC Barcelona's Bosnian-born right back #11 Djordje Cikusa celebrate after winning the EHF Men's Handball Champions League Final 4 final between Barca and Fuechse Berlin in Cologne, western Germany on June 14, 2026. Barca won the match 37:34. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

Perpignan's players celebrate after winning the French Top14 / ProD2 rugby union access-match for the 2026/27 season between Provence Rugby and Perpignan at the Maurice-David stadium in Aix-en-Provence, near Marseille, on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

FC Barcelona's Spanish left wing #83 Ian Barrufet and FC Barcelona's Bosnian-born right back #11 Djordje Cikusa celebrate after winning the EHF Men's Handball Champions League Final 4 final between Barca and Fuechse Berlin in Cologne, western Germany on June 14, 2026. Barca won the match 37:34. (Photo by Ronny HARTMANN / AFP)

A woman with sunglasses holds a smartphone as riot police operate in the background during a rally of a "No-G7" coalition of over 60 associations, unions and left-wing groups "against fascism and imperialism”, a day ahead of the summit's start, in Geneva on June 14, 2026. The 2026 edition of the G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland, attended by country leaders as well as the EU's foreign policy chief and ministers from Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. (Photo by Gabriel Monnet / AFP)

Curacao's Dutch head coach Dick Advocaat (2nd R) stands prior to the 2026 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Curacao at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 14, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

Colombia's goalkeeper #12 Camilo Vargas takes part in a training session for the 2026 World Cup at the Academia Atlas FC in Guadalajara, Mexico on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)