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

Activists carry portraits of Iran’s slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as they pay tribute at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on June 13, 2026, during the Shaheed-e-Ummat conference. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)

Protesters hold a banner reading "2027 - we block everything; without us the world stops" as they take part in a feminist strike against patriarchy and the upcoming G7 summit in nearby Evian, in Lausanne on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Participants blow soap bubbles as they celebrate during the Warsaw Pride parade on the streets of Warsaw, Poland, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

A Police officer stands in front of a rainbow balloons decorations during the Warsaw Pride parade in the streets of Warsaw, Poland, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Participants dance on the platform as the pass by the Palace of culture in Warsaw's downtown during the Warsaw Pride parade on June 13, 2026 (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Participants dance on the platform as the pass by the Palace of culture in Warsaw's downtown during the Warsaw Pride parade on June 13, 2026 (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A protester holds a placard reading "G7: rage inside me" during a feminist strike against patriarchy and the upcoming G7 summit in nearby Evian, in Lausanne on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Protesters hold a banner reading "2027 - we block everything; without us the world stops" as they take part in a feminist strike against patriarchy and the upcoming G7 summit in nearby Evian, in Lausanne on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)