GOBABIS, 09 Auguat 2026 - Minister of Justice and Labour Relations Fillemon Wise Immanuel pictured with farmers, assessed living and working conditions alongside NAFWU executives and farmers' union representatives during a field visit in the Omaheke Region. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

HAVANA, 09 August 2026 - Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare met with the President of Cuba's National Assembly of People’s Power, Esteban Lazo Hernández, in Havana on Saturday, reaffirming Namibia’s steadfast solidarity with the island nation as it confronts mounting economic hardships compounded by external sanctions. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

HAVANA, 09 August 2026 - Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare (seated centre, wearing a hat) met with Namibian students studying in Cuba during a recent visit, affirming the government's commitment to their academic success and well-being. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

Walvis Bay, 07 August 2026 - Traffic on the Independence Road in along Kuisebmund in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 07 August 2026 - (l-f) Works and Transport Minister Veikko Nekundi, Erongo Governor Natalia /Goagoses, Erongo Regional Council Chairperson Lazarus Kanelombe, Walvis Bay Rural Constituency Councillor Ruben Shikongo and Walvis Bay Chief Executive Officer Victoria Kapenda among others photographed at the handover of the N$132 million project for the rehabilitation of six dilapidated roads covering approximately eight kilometres in Walvis Bay. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 June 2026 - Plans for Namibia Air are advancing following a significant regulatory breakthrough on Thursday, as the Transport Commission granted Air Operating Licenses to the Ministry of Works and Transport. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Namibia University of Science and Technology Council Chairperson Leake Hangala. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 06 August 2026 - Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

US forward #17 Ruben Ramos (R) and Mexico's defender #02 Juan Echilvestre fight for the ball during the Concacaf U-20 Championship final football match between United States and Mexico at the Banorte Stadium in Mexico City on August 9, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

US forward #09 Dino Klapija (R) reacts to a missed chance past Mexico's midfielder #06 Henrique Simeone during the Concacaf U-20 Championship final football match between United States and Mexico at the Banorte Stadium in Mexico City on August 9, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

Mexico's defender #20 Diego Ramirez kicks the ball past US defender #05 Braden Dunham during the Concacaf U-20 Championship final football match between United States and Mexico at the Banorte Stadium in Mexico City on August 9, 2026. (Photo by Yuri CORTEZ / AFP)

AFP presents a selection of 25 photographs taken in July and August 2026 across Europe featuring the drought conditions currently hitting much of Europe. Search all these images using : EUROPE-CLIMATE-HEATWAVE-DROUGHT. Search "REPORTAGE" to source all feature, magazine and visual stories. (Photo by AFP)

(FILES) Italian farmer Mattia Marengo inspects his sunflower field damaged by the heat in the countryside in Bene Vagienna, near Cuneo, north-western Italy, on August 6, 2026. Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts. (Photo by Marco Bertorello / AFP)

(FILES) This aerial photograph shows a bridge over the dried out Loire River bed in Loireauxence (Varades), western France, on July 10, 2026. Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts. (Photo by Damien MEYER / AFP)

(FILES) This aerial view shows the parched bed of Brenets Lake (Lac des Brenets), part of the Doubs River, a natural border between eastern France and western Switzerland, as central Europe is in a third heatwave since June, in Les Brenets on July 28, 2026. Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

(FILES) This aerial image shows the scorched grass surrounding the area at Stonehenge near Amesbury, Wiltshire in southern England on July 28, 2026. Climate change has intensified a drought across Europe this summer, with extreme heat driving the exceptionally dry conditions, according to experts. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP)