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

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and First Gentleman Lieutenant-General (Retired) Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah with Namibian cabinet ministers and business delegation, as well as a Chinese delegation attending the Namibia–China Business Networking Forum in Guangzhou on Monday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento)

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - Communist Party of China Party secretary of Guangdong and member of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, Huang Kunming. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah welcoming delegates at the Namibia–China Business Networking Forum in Guangzhou on Monday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

A worker drinks water in Brest, western France, on July 7, 2026 as another heatwave hits France. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

A worker drinks water in Brest, western France, on July 7, 2026 as another heatwave hits France. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP)

This court sketch made on July 7, 2026 shows President of the parliamentary group of the French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party Marine Le Pen standing in the dock as she listens to the Paris Court of Appeal's verdict. An appeals court on July 7, 2026, handed France's far-right chief Marine Le Pen a one-year term with an ankle tag over a fake jobs scam in the European parliament, casting doubt on whether she will run for president next April. The court also prevented her from running for office for 15 months, a ban expected to have expired this year. (Photo by Benoit PEYRUCQ / AFP)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa give a joint press conference in Damascus on July 7, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on July 6, 2026 for the first visit by a Western European head of state since Syria's new authorities took power in 2024, an AFP journalist said. Macron, who will depart on July 7, 2026, will advocate for "a free, pluralist Syria that respects each of its components" and plays a role in moderating Middle East tensions, the French presidency told journalists ahead of his arrival. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa looks on during a joint press conference with France's President in Damascus on July 7, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on July 6, 2026 for the first visit by a Western European head of state since Syria's new authorities took power in 2024, an AFP journalist said. Macron, who will depart on July 7, 2026, will advocate for "a free, pluralist Syria that respects each of its components" and plays a role in moderating Middle East tensions, the French presidency told journalists ahead of his arrival. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) walks with US President Donald Trump (R) during a state arrival ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, on July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. (Photo by Emrah Gurel / POOL / AFP)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa give a joint press conference in Damascus on July 7, 2026. French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Damascus on July 6, 2026 for the first visit by a Western European head of state since Syria's new authorities took power in 2024, an AFP journalist said. Macron, who will depart on July 7, 2026, will advocate for "a free, pluralist Syria that respects each of its components" and plays a role in moderating Middle East tensions, the French presidency told journalists ahead of his arrival. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) hosts US President Donald Trump for a state arrival ceremony at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara on July 7, 2026, on the sidelines of the NATO Summit. (Photo by Emrah Gurel / POOL / AFP)