SWAKOPMUND, 11 July 2025 - Namibia emerged as the standout performer in the 2026 African country rankings, surging from 15th to 3rd place, largely driven by a favorable tax environment and improvements in other key areas. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 11 June 2026 -Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa (far right), Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses (far left) photographed with ODEC management and staff and other political leaders during the unveiling of the Open Doors Education Centre (ODEC) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme in Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (centre), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (second from left), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 June 2026 - Former first lady, Monica Geingos. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 10 June 2026 - Delegates attending the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) Elective Congress in Walvis Bay. The three-day congress will conclude with a the election of a new leadership to guide the association for the next term. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

UAE Team Emirates XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro Romero celebrates as he cycles across the finish line to win the 7th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 133,6km between La Bridoire and Grand Colombier in the French Alps on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Williams' Spanish driver Carlos Sainz leaves the pit lane to compete in the qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / POOL / AFP)

Cadillac's Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas (R) prepares to compete in the qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / POOL / AFP)

McLaren's British driver Lando Norris leaves the pit lane to compete in the qualifying session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) This photo taken on September 11, 2022 shows a general view of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar (Energodar), Zaporizhzhia Oblast, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. The Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine was reconnected to the grid on June 13, 2026, nearly three days after a strike cut off its external electricity supply, the UN nuclear watchdog said. Power was restored after repairs to a back-up line, carried out while a local ceasefire was in place, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in a post on X. (Photo by AFP)

French comedian Kevin Levy poses during a photocall for the TV series "Demain nous appartient" during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

French comedian Kevin Levy poses during a photocall for the TV series "Demain nous appartient" during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

French comedian Kevin Levy poses during a photocall for the TV series "Demain nous appartient" during the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)