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

(FILES) Peru's presidential candidates Keiko Fujimori, for the Fuerza Popular party, and Roberto Sanchez, for the Juntos por el Peru party, shake hands during a debate in Lima on May 31, 2026, ahead of the presidential runoff election on June 7. Left-wing presidential candidate Roberto Sanchez proposed to his right-wing rival Keiko Fujimori on June 12, 2026, that all votes in Peru's presidential run-off be recounted. The slow count has now reached 98 per cent, with Fujimori holding a narrow lead. (Photo by ERNESTO BENAVIDES / AFP)

Canada's midfielder #08 Ismael Kone (C) fights for the ball with Bosnia-Herzegovina's midfielder #13 Ivan Basic during the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)

Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #20 Esmir Bajraktarevic (L) fights for the ball with Canada's defender #22 Richie Laryea during the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)

Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender #07 Amar Dedic (C) fights for the ball with Canada's midfielder #11 Liam Millar (L) and Canada's midfielder #07 Stephen Eustaquio during the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)

(From L) Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #25 Jovo Lukic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender #07 Amar Dedic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's midfielder #06 Benjamin Tahirovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's midfielder #13 Ivan Basic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender #04 Tarik Muharemovic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #20 Esmir Bajraktarevic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender #18 Nikola Katic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #15 Amar Memic, Bosnia-Herzegovina's goalkeeper #01 Nikola Vasilj, Bosnia-Herzegovina's defender #05 Sead Kolasinac and Bosnia-Herzegovina's forward #10 Ermedin Demirovic pose before the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)

Canada's players pose ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group B football match between Canada and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Toronto Stadium in Toronto on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Cole Burston / AFP)

A Trionda, the official FIFA 2026 World Cup ball, is seen ahead of a press conference at the New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford on June 12, 2026, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup football match between Brazil and Morocco. (Photo by Mauro PIMENTEL / AFP)

England's Danni Wyatt-Hodge (R) celebrates after England's innings the first day of the ICC Women's T20 cricket World Cup 2026 Group 2 stage cricket match between England and Sri Lanka at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, central England on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Darren Staples / AFP)