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

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with US President Donald Trump 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, wearing sunglasses, speaks during a joint press conference with Syrian 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)

Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson (C) arrives in Millbank ahead of a statement by Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage (unseen), in central London on July 7, 2026. British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party whose soaring rise appears to have stalled. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson (C) arrives in Millbank ahead of a statement by Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage (unseen), in central London on July 7, 2026. British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party whose soaring rise appears to have stalled. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson (C) arrives in Millbank ahead of a statement by Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage (unseen), in central London on July 7, 2026. British politician Nigel Farage is facing mounting pressure over alleged undeclared financial support, an uncomfortable moment for his anti-immigration Reform UK party whose soaring rise appears to have stalled. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales gestures during a visit to the Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (The London Welsh School) in Hanwell, West London on July 7, 2026 as he joins pupils in sending their best wishes to Team Wales ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales smiles during a visit to the Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (The London Welsh School) in Hanwell, West London on July 7, 2026 as he joins pupils in sending their best wishes to Team Wales ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)

Britain's Prince William, Prince of Wales smiles during a visit to the Ysgol Gymraeg Llundain (The London Welsh School) in Hanwell, West London on July 7, 2026 as he joins pupils in sending their best wishes to Team Wales ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. (Photo by Aaron Chown / POOL / AFP)