Etosha, 28 March- Director General for National planning, Kaire Mbuede. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Etosha, 28 MARCH- Volunteers at the Ombika solid waste management during the inauguration of the facility. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu).NAMPA

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 – (From left) Environmental Investment Fund Chief Human Capital officer, Elvis Mukaya; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel and National Planning Commission Director General Kaire Mbuende. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 - Germany’s Ambassador to Namibia, Thorsten Hutter; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel; and Director General of the National Planning Commission, Kaire Mbuende pictured with MEFT Management at the inauguration of the upgraded facilities at Etosha National Park. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz speaks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, with the help of a translator, on the terrace of the Chancellery, with the Reichstag building in the background, ahead of their bilateral talks on March 30, 2026 in Berlin. Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Germany on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and Berlin's efforts to send back Syrian refugees. (Photo by Nadja Wohlleben / POOL / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the terrace of the Chancellery ahead of their bilateral talks on March 30, 2026 in Berlin. Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Germany on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and Berlin's efforts to send back Syrian refugees. (Photo by Nadja Wohlleben / POOL / AFP)

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz walks with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the terrace of the Chancellery ahead of their bilateral talks on March 30, 2026 in Berlin. Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Germany on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and Berlin's efforts to send back Syrian refugees. (Photo by Nadja Wohlleben / POOL / AFP)

A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. The Philippines' sole oil refinery has secured nearly 2.5 million barrels of Russian crude out of "extreme necessity", a stock exchange filing revealed on March 30, as the country seeks to replenish fast-dwindling fuel reserves. (Photo by Marlon TANO / AFP)