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

Fans, some wearing Mexico's national team jerseys, pose for a picture holding an Australian flag in the fan zone ahead of the Group A match between Mexico and South Africa at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Mexico City on June 11, 2026. (Photo by LUIS CORTES / AFP)

A Mexican fan wearing a lucha libre mask and draped in a Mexican flag cheers at the FIFA Fan Festival at Zocalo square ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament Group A match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, 2026. (Photo by LUIS CORTES / AFP)

A Mexican fan dressed in an Aztec-style warrior costume poses at the FIFA Fan Festival at Zocalo square in Mexico City on June 11, 2026, ahead of the World Cup football tournament Group A match between Mexico and South Africa. (Photo by LUIS CORTES / AFP)

(L/R) UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein speaks as UFC President and CEO Dana White and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on during a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

(FILES) View of the Argentinian Esperanza military base from the Brazilian Navy's Oceanographic Ship Ary Rongel in Antarctica on March 5, 2014. The Antarctic Peninsula recorded unusually high temperatures at the start of June 2026, between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius above average, triggering atypical ice melt at the onset of the austral winter. (Photo by VANDERLEI ALMEIDA / AFP)

Mexican fans gather in the fan zone ahead of the 2026 World Cup football tournament Group A football match between Mexico and South Africa in Mexico City on June 11, 2026. (Photo by LUIS CORTES / AFP)

UFC President and CEO Dana White speaks while participating in a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

(L/R) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC President and CEO Dana White participate in a Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony at the State Department in Washington, DC, on June 11, 2026. According to the State Department, the new partnership aims to "enhance sports diplomacy initiatives and collaborate on the global growth of mixed martial arts." (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)