NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - More than 150 school principals, teachers and learners from across the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday gathered at Otjiwarongo to launch their 2026 education academic year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addressed learners at Hochland High School on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

(260201) -- TUNIS, Feb. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Artists stage a performance during a cultural event celebrating the upcoming Chinese New Year in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 31, 2026. Kicking off here on Saturday, the two-day event is themed on the Chinese New Year and the ancient Silk Road. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

(260201) -- YANGON, Feb. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a Htamane-making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2026. Htamane, the festival's signature dish, is made from glutinous rice, sesame seeds, peanuts, coconut slices, and ginger. TO GO WITH "Feature: Myanmar's traditional Htamane festival fosters unity, brings community together" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

(260201) -- YANGON, Feb. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a Htamane-making competition at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, Jan. 31, 2026. Htamane, the festival's signature dish, is made from glutinous rice, sesame seeds, peanuts, coconut slices, and ginger. TO GO WITH "Feature: Myanmar's traditional Htamane festival fosters unity, brings community together" (Xinhua/Myo Kyaw Soe)

(260201) -- ACCRA, Feb. 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama attends the Presidential meeting of the High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security in Accra, Ghana, on Jan 30, 2026. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama on Friday called for a strengthened solidarity in the West Africa and Sahel region to ensure a united front in the fight to subdue terrorism and other acts of violence. Mahama said during the opening of the Presidential meeting of the two-day High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security in Accra, the Ghanaian capital, that since the issue of terrorism and violent extremism confronts the entire subregion, it is important to fight it together with a united front. (Xinhua/Seth)