WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz, delivering his address during the Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - Helmut Angula, Chairperson of the Namibian National Solidarity Campaign in support of Cuba, delivering his address during the Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 17 September 2026 - Minister of Information Communication and Technology, Emma Theofelus, delivering her remarks during the high-profile Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday evening. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, alongside the First Gentleman, Epaphras Denga Ndaitwah, pictured during the high-profile Cuba Solidarity Fundraising Gala Dinner held at the NamPower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday evening. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attended a fundraising gala dinner in support of Cuba at the Nampower Convention Centre in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet". (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 16 September 2026 - The Ministry of Industries, Mines and Energy convened stakeholders in Windhoek on Wednesday for World Ozone Day, themed "Global Action for a Cooler Planet." (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 16 September 2026 - Vevangaune Mungendje, Willem Boois and Martin Stephanus, who were arrested after they allegedly robbed two tourists at a hotel in Otjiwarongo, appeared in court on Wednesday. (Photo by Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

(260917) -- NANNING, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Vietnam's Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc, who is in China to attend the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

(260917) -- NANNING, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Vice President of Myanmar U Nyo Saw, who is in China to attend the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

(260917) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy a light show during the 3rd Shining Shanghai festival in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2026. The opening ceremony of the festival was held here on Thursday. The festival with one main venue and 16 sub-venues features 158 theme activities of shining feast. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

(260917) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy a light show during the 3rd Shining Shanghai festival in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 17, 2026. The opening ceremony of the festival was held here on Thursday. The festival with one main venue and 16 sub-venues features 158 theme activities of shining feast. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260917) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026 shows a scene during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Shining Shanghai festival in Shanghai, east China. The opening ceremony of the festival was held here on Thursday. The festival with one main venue and 16 sub-venues features 158 theme activities of shining feast. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)

(260917) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2026 shows a scene during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Shining Shanghai festival in Shanghai, east China. The opening ceremony of the festival was held here on Thursday. The festival with one main venue and 16 sub-venues features 158 theme activities of shining feast. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

(260917) -- NANNING, Sept. 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Lao Deputy Prime Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, who is in China to attend the 23rd China-ASEAN Expo and China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

A soldier frisks a motorcyclist during a patrol in downtown Quito on September 17, 2026. Ecuador imposed a five-hour nighttime curfew in four coastal provinces affected by drug trafficking-related violence, authorities said, as part of efforts to intensify military and police operations from September 17 to 30, 2026. (Photo by Rodrigo BUENDIA / AFP)