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.

(FILES) Then French producer and director of the CNC Dominique Boutonnat arrives at a state dinner upon the visit of United Arab Emirates President at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, south west of Paris, on July 18, 2022. The court in Versailles is set to deliberate, on June 22, 2026, in the appeal trial of Dominique Boutonnat, the former president of the CNC, who has been accused of sexual assault by his godson. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) French film director Luc Besson poses on the red carpet during the 49th edition of the American film festival in Deauville, western France on September 2, 2023. The Paris Court of Appeal rules on June 23, 2026 on the reopening of the investigation into the rape allegations against Luc Besson. (Photo by LOIC VENANCE / AFP)

(FILES) Then French producer and director of the CNC Dominique Boutonnat arrives at a state dinner upon the visit of United Arab Emirates President at the Grand Trianon estate near the Palace of Versailles, south west of Paris, on July 18, 2022. The court in Versailles is set to deliberate, on June 22, 2026, in the appeal trial of Dominique Boutonnat, the former president of the CNC, who has been accused of sexual assault by his godson. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Then French Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti looks on as he speaks to journalists at the Caen-Ifs prison in Ifs, near Caen, northwestern France, on May 14, 2024 during a visit to meet the colleagues of the victims of a ramming attack which took place late morning at a road toll near Incarville. The verdict in the case of Eric Dupond-Moretti, who was sued for defamation by magistrate Edouard Levrault is scheduled for June 22, 2026. (Photo by Lou Benoist / AFP)

(FILES) Then France's Minister for Justice Eric Dupond-Moretti looks on during a visit to the Parc Imperial High School to launch an "educational boarding school" experiment for challenging pupils in Nice, south-eastern France on April 22, 2024. The verdict in the case of Eric Dupond-Moretti, who was sued for defamation by magistrate Edouard Levrault is scheduled for June 22, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / POOL / AFP)

President of Rassemblement National parliamentary group Marine Le Pen visits the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, in Paris on June 19, 2026. (Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT / AFP)

Children play at the pool of the city's symbol, The Orb monument, in Szekesfehervar, Hungary on June 19, 2026. The first major heatwave of the year is on its way, and a Level 2 heat alert will come into force from June 20, according to a statement issued on June 19 by Hungary’s National Center for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) and the National Directorate General for Disaster Management. The particularly hot weather can be especially dangerous for the elderly, children, heart patients, and those with problems of the cardiovascular system. (Photo by Attila KISBENEDEK / AFP)

Racegoers attend the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting in Ascot, west of London, on June 19, 2026. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP)