SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly which will take place over the weekend and is anticipated to end in an election for the council’s new leadership. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

ACCRA, 18 June 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah speaking at the high-level consultative conference in Accra, Ghana, on the United Nations Resolution on the Transatlantic Slave Trade on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses. (Photo contributed) NAMPA

OMATJETE, 16 June 2026 - Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, during the launch of the Roads Authority’s mobile unit, Natis on Wheels. (Photo by: Chelva) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OKAKARARA, 17 June 2026 - The Chief Executive Officer of Okakarara Town Council, Ernst Katjiku speaks on Wednesday evening about his exit from the council before end of this year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 18 June 2026 - Education officials, school principals, teachers, learners, community leaders and other stakeholders of education attending the Erongo Region Education conference to assess challenges facing the sector. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 June 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare pictured with Ovaherero Chief Professor Mutjinde Katjiua during a recent meeting in Windhoek. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

21 June 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the ceremony marking the 2nd National Veterans Day. Germany is celebrating the 2nd National Veterans Day with a large ceremony around the Reichstag building. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

21 June 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the ceremony marking the 2nd National Veterans Day. Germany is celebrating the 2nd National Veterans Day with a large ceremony around the Reichstag building. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

21 June 2026, Berlin: Boris Pistorius, Germany's Minister of Defense speaks during the ceremony marking the 2nd National Veterans Day. Germany is celebrating the 2nd National Veterans Day with a large ceremony around the Reichstag building. Photo: Carsten Koall/dpa

21 June 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German Government's Open House at the German Chancellery. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

FILED - 21 June 2026, Bavaria, Munich: FILE PHOTO - Gernot Mang, president of TSV 1860 Munich, speaks during the club's general meeting at the Zenith Kulturhalle. Photo: Karl-Josef Hildenbrand/dpa

21 June 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks during the German Government's Open House at the German Chancellery. Photo: Fabian Sommer/dpa

(FILES) Israel's newly appointed armed forces chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir visits the Western Wall in the old city of Jerusalem on March 5, 2025. Israel's military chief said on June 21, 2026, that Hezbollah had suffered a severe blow fighting Israeli forces and was now in a "very difficult position", as he met with troops in southern Lebanon. He spoke as the United States and Iran held talks in Switzerland after signing a preliminary agreement to end the broader Middle East war, with the conflict in Lebanon threatening to derail the deal. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

Alina Boehm of Germany (top) competes against compatriot Anna Monta Olek in the women’s under 78kg category for bronze medals at the Judo Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2026 in Ulaanbaatar on June 21, 2026. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)