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

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - A car assembly line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car company. GAC is China’s state-owned automaker. Which manufactures vehicles under its own marques (GAC Motor and AION) and operates highly successful joint ventures with Honda and Toyota. With global reach across 86 regions, it is rapidly expanding into EVs and international production. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witbooi accompanied by other senior officials during a recent visit to the Seaworks fishing factory in Walvis Bay. They are looking at some of the most popularly imported seafood. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

09 July 2026, Lower Saxony, Osnabrueck: People hold a large banner at a protest rally. Shop stewards, works council members, and youth and apprentice representatives from Volkswagen are taking part in an information and protest event organized by IG Metall in front of the VW plant in Osnabrueck, On the day of the Volkswagen AG supervisory board meeting in Wolfsburg. Photo: David-Wolfgang Ebener/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Lars Klingbeil (L), German Minister of Finance, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Elisa Schu/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Lars Klingbeil (L), German Minister of Finance, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Jens Spahn (CDU), Chair of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)/Christian Social Union (CSU) parliamentary group attend the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Lars Klingbeil (L), German Minister of Finance, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attend the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa

09 July 2026, Berlin: Tino Chrupalla, Federal Chairman and Leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) parliamentary group in the Bundestag, speaks during the plenary session of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Elisa Schu/dpa

09 July 2026, Lower Saxony, Osnabrueck: Stephan Soldanski, head of the Osnabrueck chapter of IG Metall, addresses participants at a protest rally. Shop stewards, works council members, and youth and apprentice representatives from Volkswagen are taking part in an information and protest event organized by IG Metall in front of the VW plant in Osnabrueck, On the day of the Volkswagen AG supervisory board meeting in Wolfsburg. Photo: David Ebener/dpa

(260709) -- DELINGHA, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows part of the joint complex for the Huadian Delingha 1-gigawatt solar energy storage project and 3-megawatt photovoltaic hydrogen production project in Delingha, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The two projects have generated more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to China Huadian Corporation, the operator of the duo. The projects combine solar power generation, green hydrogen production, and energy storage into a single complex, an approach that helps address the intermittent nature of solar power and boost renewable energy use in desert areas. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)

(260709) -- DELINGHA, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows photovoltaic panels at the joint complex for the Huadian Delingha 1-gigawatt solar energy storage project and 3-megawatt photovoltaic hydrogen production project in Delingha, northwest China's Qinghai Province. The two projects have generated more than 4 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, according to China Huadian Corporation, the operator of the duo. The projects combine solar power generation, green hydrogen production, and energy storage into a single complex, an approach that helps address the intermittent nature of solar power and boost renewable energy use in desert areas. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)