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

FILED - 24 September 2025, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Freiburg im Breisgau: FILE PHOTO - Former German coach Joachim Loew pictured prior to the start of the UEFA Europa League soccer match between SC Freiburg and FC Basel at Europa-Park Stadium. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa

A woman passes a board showing the current levels of different exchanges around the world along a street in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Japan's Nikkei share index soared more than four percent on June 12 after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal to end the war could be signed in coming days. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

A woman bikes past a building showing an electronic quotation board displaying the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Japan's Nikkei share index soared more than four percent on June 12 after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal to end the war could be signed in coming days. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

People pass a board showing the current levels of the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Japan's Nikkei share index soared more than four percent on June 12 after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal to end the war could be signed in coming days. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Two men look at an electronic quotation board displaying the Nikkei 225 stock prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Japan's Nikkei share index soared more than four percent on June 12 after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal to end the war could be signed in coming days. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

AFP presents a photo reportage of 15 pictures by Sai Aung Main taken between April 16 and May 16, 2026, of the nightlife scene in Yangon. In a blaring club on a big night out in wartime Myanmar, partied-out revellers doze until dawn by the dancefloor, wary of journeying home despite the end of a post-coup curfew. Search for all these reportage images using: MYANMAR-SOCIAL-CULTURE-NIGHTLIFE Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP)

People stand in front of a board showing the current levels of the Tokyo Stock Exchange along a street in Tokyo on June 12, 2026. Japan's Nikkei share index soared more than four percent on June 12 after US President Donald Trump withdrew his threat of further strikes against Iran and said a deal to end the war could be signed in coming days. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

South Korea's midfielder #06 Hwang In-beom celebrates scoring his team's first goal during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match between South Korea and the Czech Republic at the Guadalajara Stadium in Zapopan on June 11, 2026. (Photo by Ulises RUIZ / AFP)