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

A pilot of one of the three US-made F-35 aircraft (Polish codename Husarz) in the Polish Air Force is pictried wearing his gear and mask after landing at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, central Poland, on June 12, 2026, on the day of their official entry into service with the Polish Air Force. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Ground crew is seen around as pilots get off two of the three US-made F-35 aircraft (Polish codename Husarz) in the Polish Air Force at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, central Poland, on June 12, 2026, on the day of their official entry into service with the Polish Air Force. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Ground crew is seen around one of the three US-made F-35 aircraft (Polish codename Husarz) in the Polish Air Force at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Lask, central Poland, on June 12, 2026, on the day of their official entry into service with the Polish Air Force. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas cycles with the pack of riders (peloton) during the 6th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 182,3km between Saint-Vulbas and Crest-Voland in the French Alps on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy (C) arrives to attend the funeral ceremony for late Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac at the Basilica Sainte-Clotilde, in Paris on June 12, 2026. Bernadette Chirac passed away at 93 years old on June 5. She stood by her late husband, former French president Jacques Chirac, during 12 years as first lady, but also forged her own, more discreet, political career. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy arrives to attend the funeral ceremony for late Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac at the Basilica Sainte-Clotilde, in Paris on June 12, 2026. Bernadette Chirac passed away at 93 years old on June 5. She stood by her late husband, former French president Jacques Chirac, during 12 years as first lady, but also forged her own, more discreet, political career. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy (L) and his wife French Italian singer and model Carla Bruni (R) arrive to attend the funeral ceremony for late Bernadette Chirac, widow of former French president Jacques Chirac at the Basilica Sainte-Clotilde, in Paris on June 12, 2026. Bernadette Chirac passed away at 93 years old on June 5. She stood by her late husband, former French president Jacques Chirac, during 12 years as first lady, but also forged her own, more discreet, political career. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

NATO Secretary General and former Netherland's Prime Minister Mark Rutte attends a public hearing of the parliamentary inquiry committee into the government's coronavirus policy, in The Hague on June 12, 2026. Rutte served as Prime Minister during the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Remko de Waal / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT