SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACCRA, 18 June 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the high-level consultative conference in Accra, Ghana, on the United Nations Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, during the launch of the Roads Authority’s mobile unit, Natis on Wheels. (Photo by: Chelva) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Education officials, school principals, teachers, learners, community leaders and other stakeholders of education attending the Erongo Region Education conference to assess challenges facing the sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua during a recent meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

Indigenous soldiers from Ecuador's elite IWIAS unit arrive at Simon Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 19, 2026, amid a state of emergency declared in 10 provinces. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency on June 17, 2026, in 10 of the country's 24 provinces amid a surge in violence by drug trafficking groups. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP)

Indigenous soldiers from Ecuador's elite IWIAS unit arrive at Simon Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 19, 2026, amid a state of emergency declared in 10 provinces. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency on June 17, 2026, in 10 of the country's 24 provinces amid a surge in violence by drug trafficking groups. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP)

Indigenous soldiers from Ecuador's elite IWIAS unit arrive at Simon Bolivar Air Base in Guayaquil, Ecuador, on June 19, 2026, amid a state of emergency declared in 10 provinces. Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a new state of emergency on June 17, 2026, in 10 of the country's 24 provinces amid a surge in violence by drug trafficking groups. (Photo by MARCOS PIN / AFP)

A bird flies past as the sun sets behind the rooftops in Berlin on June 19, 2026. (Photo by David GANNON / AFP)

Ethiopia's Birke Haylom reacts after winning the women's 1500m final during the IAAF Diamond League competition at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on June 19, 2026. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Racing 92' French full-back Max Spring (L), Toulouse's English flanker Jack Willis (C) and Racing 92' Fijian number 8 Nathan Hughes (R) in action during the French Top14 rugby union semi-final match between Stade Toulousain Rugby (Toulouse) and Racing 92 at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)

Ethiopia's Birke Haylom reacts after winning the women's 1500m final during the IAAF Diamond League competition at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on June 19, 2026. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Toulouse's English flanker Jack Willis celebrates scoring a try during the French Top14 rugby union semi-final match between Stade Toulousain Rugby (Toulouse) and Racing 92 at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, southern France on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Gabriel BOUYS / AFP)