WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

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

(260714) -- SHUSHA, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L) attends the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Shusha, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junfeng)

(260714) -- SHUSHA, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (L, back) attends the 4th Shusha Global Media Forum in Shusha, Azerbaijan, July 13, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junfeng)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Staff members remove sludge on a street in Guigang City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 13, 2026. As Typhoon Maysak recedes, Guigang City has initiated efforts to pump out water, clear sludge, and restore power supply, striving to bring people's production and daily life back to normal. (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 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)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jannik Sinner of Italy celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Alexander Zverev of Germany at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Britain, July 12, 2026. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 12, 2026 shows the scene after a shooting in Toronto, Canada. Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at a street festival in Toronto, Canada's largest city, on Saturday night, local police confirmed. (Photo by Li Haitao/Xinhua)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A girl plays with bubbles on a square along the Tiber River in Rome, Italy, July 12, 2026. The 24th edition of "Along the Tiber Rome" event is held here along the banks of the Tiber and will run until the end of August. It has become a popular summer event featuring culture, music and gastronomy. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)

(260714) -- BEIJING, July 14, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 13, 2026 shows a section of the Hunhe River in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province. From Sunday to Monday, heavy to torrential rain lashed central Liaoning Province. Several cities, including Shenyang and Fushun, suspended classes, business operations and work on Monday as a precaution, while water levels in several rivers rose significantly due to the heavy rainfall. (Xinhua/Li Gang)