OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a plenary session of the House of Councillors at Parliament in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front R) and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (front L) attend a plenary session of the House of Councillors at Parliament in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions during a plenary session of the House of Councillors at Parliament in Tokyo on March 23, 2026. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP)

A driver fills her gas tank at a gas station in Monterey Park, California on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)