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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Atlante's defender #06 Nico Carrera and San Luis' Uruguayan forward #17 Anderson Duarte fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Atlante and San Luis at the Banorte stadium in Mexico City on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

Atlante's midfielder #19 Luis Calzadilla and San Luis' French midfielder #10 Sebastien Salles-Lamonge fight for the ball during the Liga MX Apertura tournament football match between Atlante and San Luis at the Banorte stadium in Mexico City on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

Tents housing quake-affected residents are seen at a site in Baqing county following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in the county's Bangyunang Village, Nagqu, in China’s western Tibet region, on October 23, 2026. China ordered an "all-out" rescue effort in a remote area of Tibet on October 23 after an earthquake killed at least 16 people and injured dozens more, state media reported. (Photo by CNS / AFP) / China OUT

Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli 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 ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A farmer sows wheat in a field in Shangqiu, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 23, 2026. (Photo by Wang Gaochao/Xinhua)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A man goes to a polling station after early voting for the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm elections started, in Paris, Texas, the United States on Oct. 22, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Villagers receive quilts at a temporary resettlement site of an earthquake-hit village in Maru Township of Baqen County, Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2026. China has allocated 50 million yuan (about 7.5 million U.S. dollars) in emergency disaster relief funds and earmarked another 30 million yuan for recovery efforts following a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The earthquake struck Baqen County of the city of Nagqu at 10:33 p.m. on Thursday. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

(261024) -- BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 23, 2026 shows the site of a building collapse accident in Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya. Several people are feared trapped after an 18-story building under construction collapsed Friday afternoon in Eastleigh, a high-density commercial and residential suburb of Nairobi, the Kenyan capital. (Photo by Henry Naminde/Xinhua)