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

France's Education Minister Edouard Geffray (C) delivers to students their mathematics exam paper as part of the baccalaureate exam during his visit at the Gabriel Faure school and middle school in Paris on June 12, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / POOL / AFP)

France's Education Minister Edouard Geffray (C) delivers to students their mathematics exam paper as part of the baccalaureate exam during his visit at the Gabriel Faure school and middle school in Paris on June 12, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / POOL / AFP)

Men ride their bicycles underneath fallen trees after a storm in Amritsar on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Family members of the crew of Air India Flight 171 plane crash pay tribute during a memorial service on its first anniversary, in Mumbai on June 12, 2026. India's aviation accident probe agency is facing renewed criticism from pilot groups on the first anniversary of the 2025 Air India Boeing-787 crash in Ahmedabad, which killed 260 people. (Photo by Indranil Mukherjee / AFP)

People perform yoga at a garden in Amritsar on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

People perform yoga at a garden in Amritsar on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

People perform yoga at a garden in Amritsar on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)

Mourners hold photos of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol inside Chulalongkorn Hospital in Bangkok on June 12, 2026. Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king's eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace announced on June 12, more than three years after she was hospitalised following a sudden illness. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)