SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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Protesters hold placards, one (C) reading "No to Censorship, Freedom for News'' during a rally against what they described as growing pressure on journalists including arrests and media shutdowns, in Istanbul, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Protesters hold placard bearing portraits of journalists during a rally against what they described as growing pressure on journalists including arrests and media shutdowns, in Istanbul, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

A protester holds a placard reading ''To silence the press is to silence the people'' during a rally against what they described as growing pressure on journalists including arrests and media shutdowns, in Istanbul, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Protesters hold placards, one featirung Ismail Ariya during a rally against what they described as growing pressure on journalists including arrests and media shutdowns, in Istanbul, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Protesters hold placards, one reading reading "No to Censorship, Freedom for News'' during a rally against what they described as growing pressure on journalists including arrests and media shutdowns, in Istanbul, on October 24, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

A supporter of Brazil's right-wing Senator and presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro of the Liberal Party (PL) records a video with a mobile phone during a campaign rally in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on October 24, 2026, ahead of the presidential election runoff. (Photo by DOUGLAS MAGNO / AFP)

(From centre-L) French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) group MP Aurelie Trouve, French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) group MP Eric Coquerel, French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) candidate in France's 2027 Presidential election Jean-Luc Melenchon, French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) group MP Manuel Bompard, French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) group MP Paul Vannier and France's left-wing party La France Insoumise (LFI) member of European Parliament Manon Aubry carry a banner reading "With the Youth against the high cost of living" during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Paris on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions, high school and university students. Protests by high school students over learning conditions sparked a movement that has since spread nationwide, fuelled by broader anger over the rising cost of living. About 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on October 24, 2026, Interior Minister said at a news conference, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on social media. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)

French leftist party La France Insoumise (LFI) group MP Manuel Bompard reacts during a demonstration in favor of purchasing power, the protection of public services, and fiscal and social justice, in Paris on October 24, 2026 as part of a nationwide call for mobilisation bringing together former members of the Yellow Vest movement, labor unions, high school and university students. Protests by high school students over learning conditions sparked a movement that has since spread nationwide, fuelled by broader anger over the rising cost of living. About 70,000 security personnel will be deployed on October 24, 2026, Interior Minister said at a news conference, warning that calls for violence and looting were circulating on social media. (Photo by Sameer AL-DOUMY / AFP)