SWAKOPMUND, 11 July 2025 - Namibia emerged as the standout performer in the 2026 African country rankings, surging from 15th to 3rd place, largely driven by a favorable tax environment and improvements in other key areas. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA.

SWAKOPMUND, 11 June 2026 -Speaker of the National Assembly Saara Kuugongelwa (far right), Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses (far left) photographed with ODEC management and staff and other political leaders during the unveiling of the Open Doors Education Centre (ODEC) Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Programme in Swakopmund on Thursday. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUNE 2026 - Namibia has released its Impact Assessment Report on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the Accelerated Industrial Development for Africa (AIDA) in Windhoek on Thursday, an event commissioned by the Executive Director and Director General at the National Planning Commission, along with Jane Matsubara, JICA advisor; Mustafa Sakr, the Head, Trade and Market Unit at AUDA; and Akihiro Hoshino, Japan International Agency Resident Representative. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (centre), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 JUN (NAMPA) The National Planning Commission has launched its Strategic Plan for 2025/26 – 2029/30. The commission's executive director, I-Ben Nashandi (second from left), led the launch alongside key strategic stakeholders in Windhoek on Thursday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 11 June 2026 - Former first lady, Monica Geingos. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 10 June 2026 - Delegates attending the Association of Local Authorities in Namibia (ALAN) Elective Congress in Walvis Bay. The three-day congress will conclude with a the election of a new leadership to guide the association for the next term. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

University students protest against a steep rise in non-subsidised fuel prices and the government’s budget waste, urging authorities to halt the free school meals programme (MBG), in Jakarta on June 12, 2026. Hundreds of Indonesian students demonstrated in Jakarta on June 12 to demand the government correct its course as the Southeast Asian country grapples with worsening economic conditions. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)

British socialite Lady Victoria Hervey arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Armenian influencer Edita Shahumyan arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Armenian influencer Edita Shahumyan arrives for the opening ceremony of the 65th Monte-Carlo Television Festival in Monaco on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP)

Police officers push back a barricade as university students protest against a steep rise in non-subsidised fuel prices and the government’s budget waste, urging authorities to halt the free school meals programme (MBG), in Jakarta on June 12, 2026. Hundreds of Indonesian students demonstrated in Jakarta on June 12 to demand the government correct its course as the Southeast Asian country grapples with worsening economic conditions. (Photo by Aditya Irawan / AFP)

Sweden's players take part in a training session ahead of Sweden's 2026 World Cup football tournament Group F football match against Tunisia at Dallas stadium in Frisco near Dallas on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

President of the Arab World Institute Anne-Claire Legendre European (L) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) welcome Andorra's Minister of Foreign Affairs Imma Tor Faus (C) to a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups on a two-state solution at the Arab World Institute in Paris, on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP)

President of the Arab World Institute Anne-Claire Legendre European (L) and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot (R) welcome Brazil's Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira (C) to a conference with Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups on a two-state solution at the Arab World Institute in Paris, on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP)