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WINDHOEK, 04 November 2026 - Dr. Kenneth Kennedy Shoombe, Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 04 November 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Ingee Zaamwani (centre), alongside ministry members and several donors to the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Support Fund, at the handover ceremony in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 November 2026 - Khomas Nampol and Brave Warriors midfielder Absalom Iimbondi pictured at training during the Brave Warriors' preparation for their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cameroon at the Jan Möhr Secondary School Sport Field in Windhoek. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 02 November 2026 - Khomas Nampol and Brave Warriors midfielder Absalom Iimbondi pictured at training during the Brave Warriors' preparation for their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Cameroon at the Jan Möhr Secondary School Sport Field in Windhoek. (Photo: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

USAKOS, 03 November 2026 - President of the United Democratic Front (UDF) Hendrik Goabaeb seated with the widow of the late Simson Tjongarero, Milka, during a courtesy visit at his family home in Usakos. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

USAKOS, 03 November 2026 - President of the United Democratic Front (UDF) Hendrik Goabaeb and the party leadership lowered and flew the party flag at half-mast in honour of the late Simson Tjongarero who passed away last week, during a courtesy visit at his family home in Usakos. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

USAKOS, 03 November 2026 - Daughter of the late veteran politician Simson Tjongarero, Christine Tjongarero on behalf of the family, remembers her father at their family home in Usakos where he passed away at 83 after a short illness. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(261104) -- PHNOM PENH, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) meets with Najat Maalla M'jid, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on Violence against Children, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 4, 2026. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Najat Maalla M'jid, the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Representative on Violence against Children, here on Wednesday to discuss progress and future strategies for child protection. (Photo by Nitola/Xinhua)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher attaches a germplasm resource label to a date palm seedling at a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 30, 2026. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher arranges date palm seedlings at a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 29, 2026. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Researchers transfer boxed date palm seedlings into a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A researcher takes date palm seedlings out of boxes at a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 3, 2026. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on Nov. 3, 2026 shows a date palm base and a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member takes care of date palm seedlings at a date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 30, 2026. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

(261104) -- WENCHANG, Nov. 4, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 30, 2026 shows date palm seedlings at a date palm quarantine nursery at the Coconut Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (CATAS) in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province. The third batch of date palm seedlings donated by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China has recently arrived in succession at the date palm quarantine nursery of the Coconut Research Institute of the CATAS in Wenchang. The batch was airlifted from the UAE to China, consisting of 35,000 seedlings from 37 varieties. Date palms, native to the Middle East and North Africa, are an important economic crop. Rich in nutrients, their fruit is often referred to as "bread of the desert." (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)