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 man drive an electric vehicle next to memorial monument for a child who died in an accident next to a block of flats in Sulina city, Romania, on May 08, 2026. In Sulina, Romania’s easternmost point, Roxana Saraev has decided that anxiety about Russian airstrikes in Ukraine, some kilometres away, won’t make her leave the "oasis of tranquility" she moved to five years ago.In four years of war, the EU and NATO country which shares a 650 km border with Ukraine, has recorded 28 airspace breaches and 47 drone crashes, according to the latest data of the defence ministry. The most serious such incident happened on May 29 in the centre of the city of Galati, 150 km north of Sulina. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

This picture shows a memorial monument for a child who died in an accident next to a block of flats in Sulina city, Romania, on May 08, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

Passengers disembark from the ship coming from Tulcea in Sulina city, Romaia, on May 08, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

This picture shows laundry streched to dry on the outside of a block of flats in Sulina city, Romania, on May 08, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

A dog walk by an abandoned house covered by boomed wysteria in Sulina city, Romania, on May 9, 2026. The vessel ran aground during a severe storm in December 2009 and has since become a landmark on the maritime border between Romania and Ukraine, highlighting the treacherous navigation conditions in the Danube Delta region. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

Fishermen’s boat and skiffs are pictured in Sulina city, Roamia, on May 09, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

Fishermen’s boat and skiffs are pictured in Sulina city, Roamia, on May 09, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)

Passengers disembark from the ship coming from Tulcea in Sulina city, Romaia, on May 08, 2026. Many Romanians living near the border feel unprotected as dozens of airspace breaches were confirmed. They receive phone alerts about possible drone danger, usually during the night. In four years of war, as Russia bombed Ukrainian ports, Romanians living near the border got used to the sound of drones approaching, sometimes even crashing on national soil. NATO and the European Union are working on a possible "drone wall", with Romania, which shares a 650-km border with Ukraine, asking for capabilities from the middle of the continent to be moved on the eastern flank. (Photo by Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP)