WALVIS BAY, 15 October 2026 - The Municipality of Walvis Bay has installed 113 off-grid solar-powered streetlights at Farm 37 Portion 10 at a cost of N$6.1 million. (Photo contributed)

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Minister of International Relations and Trade Selma Ashipala-Musavyi, pictured with the Russian Ambassador, along with the Congo ambassador, Lauria Nguele Makoulet, while touring exhibitors’ stalls at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair in Windhoek on Friday. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 OCT (NAMPA) – Pictured seated, from left, are Dean and Ambassador of the Republic of Congo, Lauria Nguele Makoulet; Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi; and Acting Executive Director in the Ministry, Julia Imene Chanduru, at the inaugural Diplomatic Corps Fair underway in Windhoek, attended by regional governors and community members. (Photo by Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured with the beneficiaries of the prefabricated houses that she sponsored, from left Johana Kambwela from Kilimanjaro, and Menesia Ngunovandu (right), from 8ste Laan (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 October 2026 - The Roads Authority (RA) says no road project has been abandoned and outstanding sections of ongoing projects will continue, subject to annual funding availability. RA chief executive officer Mbahupu Hippy Tjivikua issued the notice on Friday after road users, regional councils and communities raised concerns about the pace of road construction. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations, Theresia Brandt. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - European Union Ambassador to Namibia, Anna Beatriz Martins. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 October 2026 - Participants pictured during the Roundtable on Trade, Investment and Decent Work at Hilton Hotel on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Strasbourg's Danish goalkeeper #01 Filip Jorgensen reacts after stopping a penalty during the French L1 football match between RC Strasbourg Alsace and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the Stade de la Meinau in Strasbourg, eastern France, on October 17, 2026. (Photo by ROMEO BOETZLE / AFP)

Protesters sit on a metro pillar during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Paris on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT / AFP)

Protesters climb the fence of a fnac store during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Nantes, western France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

French police officers confront a protester climbing the fence of a fnac store during a demonstration against the "high cost of living", in Nantes, western France, on October 17, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together various groups expressing their anger: former "Yellow Vest", secondary school and university students, climate activists and even farmers. After weeks of student protests, France faces broader, nationwide demonstrations on October 17, 2026 over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught six months heading into a presidential election. A police source told AFP that authorities estimated nearly 200,000 people could take part, with 40,000 in Paris. (Photo by Sebastien Salom-Gomis / AFP)

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu (C) poses for a photograph with military personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, on October 17, 2026. Suspected jihadists believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group killed 15 soldiers and five members of anti-jihadist militias in an attack on a base in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, military and local sources said on October 14. "The terrorists killed 15 soldiers and five members of the CJTF militia who were assisting the soldiers in the attack," a Nigerian army officer told AFP. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)

Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu (front C) poses for a photograph with military personnel during his visit to the Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, on October 17, 2026. Suspected jihadists believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group killed 15 soldiers and five members of anti-jihadist militias in an attack on a base in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, military and local sources said on October 14. "The terrorists killed 15 soldiers and five members of the CJTF militia who were assisting the soldiers in the attack," a Nigerian army officer told AFP. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)

Nigerian Army personnel stand at attention during the vist of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu to the Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, on October 17, 2026. Suspected jihadists believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group killed 15 soldiers and five members of anti-jihadist militias in an attack on a base in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, military and local sources said on October 14. "The terrorists killed 15 soldiers and five members of the CJTF militia who were assisting the soldiers in the attack," a Nigerian army officer told AFP. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)

TOPSHOT - Nigerian Army personnel stand at attention during the vist of Nigeria's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu to the Headquarters Theatre Command Joint Task Force in Maiduguri, on October 17, 2026. Suspected jihadists believed to be linked to the Islamic State (IS) group killed 15 soldiers and five members of anti-jihadist militias in an attack on a base in Borno State, in northeastern Nigeria, military and local sources said on October 14. "The terrorists killed 15 soldiers and five members of the CJTF militia who were assisting the soldiers in the attack," a Nigerian army officer told AFP. (Photo by Audu MARTE / AFP)