SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

BEIJING, 09 July 2026 - Director of Sinomine Group and Chief Executive Officer of Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter, Logan Lou Yonggang. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GABORONE, 06 July 2026 - Southern African officials will meet in Johannesburg from 15 to 17 July to advance public spending efficiency through cost-benefit analysis. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

NEW YORK, 07 July 2026 - Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 07 July 2026 - Ana Beatriz Martins, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

GENEVA, 06 July 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, pictured with Chairperson of the PowerCom Board, Eldorette Harmse, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava; and Namibia's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Elvis Shiweda, during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - A car assembly line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car company. GAC is China’s state-owned automaker. Which manufactures vehicles under its own marques (GAC Motor and AION) and operates highly successful joint ventures with Honda and Toyota. With global reach across 86 regions, it is rapidly expanding into EVs and international production. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 9, 2026 shows containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 10, 2026 shows a cargo train on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) entering Port Reitz Station in Mombasa, Kenya. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A freight locomotive bound for Nairobi leaves a depot at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260713) -- MOMBASA, July 13, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A staff member checks the containers at Port Reitz Station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 10, 2026. Effective May 1, China has implemented a zero-tariff policy on products from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations. According to the Africa Star Railway Operation Company, Kenya's Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) operated a total of 3,931 freight trains in the first half of 2026, transporting 4.278 million tonnes of cargo, with average daily cargo volume up 12.3 percent year on year. Container shipments from Nairobi to Mombasa rose sharply in May and June following the implementation of the zero-tariff policy, increasing by about 44 percent compared with the average monthly volume recorded earlier this year. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)