SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Vice President of the Institute Public Relations in Nigeria and Chairperson of the WPRF/APRA 2026 Planning Committee Professor Emmanuel Dandaura who was part of the special APRA panel discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan moderating a special APRA Panel Discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - A special APRA Panel Discussion including Director of Commercial for Zambia’s Zaffico Pic Irene Lungu, Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Professor Emmanuel Dandaura and PetroFund Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Shoki Kandjimi, with moderator Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan. The discussion was an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 14 July 2026 - Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) News Editor Maggy Thomas and Senior Sub-editor Angie Brandt pictured with information officers from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, following a training session held on the sidelines of the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) at The Dome in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 July 2026 – Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Legal Support and Compliance Amalia Shikongo. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

(From L) German Minister for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Karin Prien, German Health Minister Nina Warken and German Minister for Digitalization and State Modernization Karsten Wildberger talk prior the start of a weekly meeting of the German cabinet themed on easing the bureaucratic burden in the country at the Chancellery in Berlin, on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

15 July 2026, Berlin: Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives for the Germany's Cabinet meeting to discuss efforts to reduce bureaucracy as part of the so-called "Relief Cabinet." Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

FILED - 18 May 2026, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) welcomes the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, to Villa Borsig for talks. The Sultan will turn 80 on July 15. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

FILED - 20 August 2020, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - Soldiers from the Bundeswehr Guard Battalion raise the flag of Brunei Darussalam in front of Bellevue Palace after the new ambassador presented her credentials to the Federal President. Photo: Wolfgang Kumm/dpa

FILED - 18 November 2021, Berlin: FILE PHOTO - A view of closed public restrooms. Photo: Annette Riedl/dpa

People take pictures at the Sensoji Temple in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

A tourist reacts next to the mist from cooling sprayers at the Sensoji Temple on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

A tourist reacts next to the mist from cooling sprayers at the Sensoji Temple on a hot day in Tokyo on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)