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

This photograph shows Proteus anguinus at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) Moulis caves where underground aquatic species are bred and studied in Moulis, southwestern France on July 8, 2026. France and the Parc naturel regional des Pyrenees Ariegeoises are implementing a project to classify its caves and underground rivers as a reserve in order to ensure better preservation of this subterranean heritage, to facilitate scientific and technical studies, and to increase awareness-raising activities in environmental education and sustainable development. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

This photograph shows a Proteus anguinus at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) Moulis caves where underground aquatic species are bred and studied in Moulis, southwestern France on July 8, 2026. France and the Parc naturel regional des Pyrenees Ariegeoises are implementing a project to classify its caves and underground rivers as a reserve in order to ensure better preservation of this subterranean heritage, to facilitate scientific and technical studies, and to increase awareness-raising activities in environmental education and sustainable development. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

This photograph shows a Pyrenean brook salamander at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) Moulis caves where underground aquatic species are bred and studied in Moulis, southwestern France on July 8, 2026. France and the Parc naturel regional des Pyrenees Ariegeoises are implementing a project to classify its caves and underground rivers as a reserve in order to ensure better preservation of this subterranean heritage, to facilitate scientific and technical studies, and to increase awareness-raising activities in environmental education and sustainable development. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

This photograph shows an Axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum, at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) Moulis caves where underground aquatic species are bred and studied in Moulis, southwestern France on July 8, 2026. France and the Parc naturel regional des Pyrenees Ariegeoises are implementing a project to classify its caves and underground rivers as a reserve in order to ensure better preservation of this subterranean heritage, to facilitate scientific and technical studies, and to increase awareness-raising activities in environmental education and sustainable development. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

This aerial picture shows people dumping rubble and others searching for scrap metal in the rubble near La Caleta beach in Taraguarena, in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Britain's King Charles III (R) speaks to guests during a reception for recipients of the King's Award for Enterprise 2026 at St James's Palace in London on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Britain's King Charles III (C) hosts a reception for recipients of the King's Award for Enterprise 2026 at St James's Palace in London on July 8, 2026. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Aerial view of a US navy ship moored at the port of La Guaira, Venezuela, on July 8, 2026. Venezuela's government called on July 8, 2026 for the release of frozen assets to help raise funds for the country's recovery from last month's twin earthquakes that killed at least 3,600 people. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP)