SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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(261023) -- QUITO, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows Ecuadorian military personnel deployed near El Inca prison, in northern Quito, capital of Ecuador. Eight inmates were killed Thursday in two separate riots at prisons in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha in Ecuador, the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. (Photo by Ricardo Landeta/Xinhua)

(261023) -- QUITO, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows ambulances deployed outside El Inca prison in northern Quito, capital of Ecuador. Eight inmates were killed Thursday in two separate riots at prisons in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha in Ecuador, the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. (Photo by Ricardo Landeta/Xinhua)

(261023) -- QUITO, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows Ecuadorian military personnel deployed near El Inca prison, in northern Quito, capital of Ecuador. Eight inmates were killed Thursday in two separate riots at prisons in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha in Ecuador, the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. (Photo by Ricardo Landeta/Xinhua)

(261023) -- QUITO, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows relatives of inmates asking a police officer for information outside El Inca prison, in northern Quito, capital of Ecuador. Eight inmates were killed Thursday in two separate riots at prisons in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha in Ecuador, the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. (Photo by Ricardo Landeta/Xinhua)

(261023) -- QUITO, Oct. 23, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2026 shows Ecuadorian military personnel deployed near El Inca prison, in northern Quito, capital of Ecuador. Eight inmates were killed Thursday in two separate riots at prisons in the Andean provinces of Cotopaxi and Pichincha in Ecuador, the National Service for Comprehensive Care for Adults Deprived of Liberty and Adolescent Offenders (SNAI) said. (Photo by Ricardo Landeta/Xinhua)

A model presents a creation of Sania Maskatiya during the LAAM Fashion Week in Lahore on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP)

Ferrari's Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc races during a practice session for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP)

US' Skye Blakely competes on the Uneven Bars in the Women's Individual All-Around Final during the 54th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, in Rotterdam, southern Netherlands, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP)