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 view of the newly resurfaced Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, DC, on June 12, 2026. US President Donald Trump has unleashed a significant public works program in Washington since returning to office last year, refurbishing a series of monuments, knocking down the East Wing of the White House to build a ballroom and planning a huge triumphal arch. (Photo by Anne LEBRETON / AFP)

Pope Leo XIV embarks a new aircraft offered by Spanish King Felipe VI (L) after his first plane's takeoff was delayed due to an incident at Los Rodeos International Airport on the Canary Island of Tenerife on June 12, 2026. Pope Leo XIV will return to Rome from the Canary Islands today on a plane offered by Spanish King Felipe VI after his orginal aircraft suffered a technical glitch, the Vatican said. The flight is scheduled to depart Tenerife at 6 pm (1700 GMT) and arrive in Rome at around 11 pm, it said in a statement. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 12, 2026. Hezbollah said on June 12 that its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon. (Photo by Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 12, 2026. Hezbollah said on June 12 that its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon. (Photo by Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on June 12, 2026. Hezbollah said on June 12 that its fighters had confronted Israeli forces advancing towards a southern Lebanese town, as Israel pressed on with its strikes in Lebanon. (Photo by Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

British actress Kristin Scott Thomas arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

German actor Johannes Hegemann arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Scottish actor Kevin Mckidd arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)