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

This photograph shows the "Anse du Sec" in La Ciotat, southeastern France on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

This photograph shows the "Anse du Sec" in La Ciotat, southeastern France on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

Beach goers enjoy the sunshine at "Anse du Sec" in La Ciotat, southeastern France on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius greets the crew of the Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft as he tours the International Aerospace Exhibition (ILA) at the BER Airport in Schoenefeld, southeast of Berlin, on June 12, 2026. (Photo by RALF HIRSCHBERGER / AFP)

A beach goer enjoys the sunshine at "Anse du Sec" in La Ciotat, southeastern France on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

A girl walks past a mural depicting a Palestinian flag at Khan al-Ahmar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 12, 2026. Excluding east Jerusalem, more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, among some three million Palestinians. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

This photograph shows the shipyards in the port of La Ciotat, southeastern France on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Thibaud MORITZ / AFP)

Vehicles drive past the Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 12, 2026. Excluding east Jerusalem, more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, among some three million Palestinians. (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)