SWAKOPMUND, 19 June 2026 - Youth delegates gathered at the multipurpose centre in Swakopmund in January 2026 for the third National Youth Council of Namibia general assembly. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 23 October 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Netumbo officially inaugurates the Swakopmund International Expo at Swakopmund. (Photo contributed)

NKURENKURU, 23 October 2026 - Kavango West Governor Verna Sinimbo met with stakeholders in Nkurenkuru on Thursday to discuss the current status and future of the region’s cattle market. (Photo: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 – Finance Minister Ericah Shafudah tabled the Mid-Year Budget Review for the 2026/27 financial year in the National Assembly on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

WINDHOEK, 22 October 2026 - Cuba's Ambassador to Namibia, Sergio Vigoa de la Uz. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 22 October 2026 - The Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised the Swakopmund International Trade Expo (SWAiTEX) returned to Swakopmund on Thursday after a two-year hiatus, aiming to bring together businesses, entrepreneurs, investors and policymakers to explore trade, investment and industrial development opportunities. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

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Pedestrians walk past workers cutting wooden panels to board up shops ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A passer-by takes a picture of a boarded-up shop ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

Pedestrians walk past a clothing store whose entrance is framed by protective wooden panels ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A woman walks past the boarded-up ground-floor windows of a historic building ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A guided tour group walks past boarded-up shops ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A woman walks past the boarded-up ground-floor windows of a historic building ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

A woman with a dog speaks on her phone in front of boarded-up shops ahead of a demonstration planned for October 24, in central Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Philippe LOPEZ / AFP)

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the top diplomats of the R4 mechanism (Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia) and the European E3 mechanism (Britain, France and Germany), in Istanbul on October 23, 2026. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)