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

Smoke and fire rises from the Dormition Cathedral in the Orthodox complex of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra following a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP)

Residents walk in front of a burning market following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. (Photo by OLEKSII FILIPPOV / AFP)

A market burns following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. (Photo by OLEKSII FILIPPOV / AFP)

A resident walks in front of a burning market following a Russian missile strike in Kyiv on June 15, 2026, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Russia fired a barrage of missiles at several major Ukrainian cities, setting Kyiv's historic Dormition Cathedral on fire and killing nine, while Ukraine strikes claimed three lives south of Moscow. (Photo by OLEKSII FILIPPOV / AFP)

An aerial view shows a coastline at the Orchid island (or Lanyu island), southeastern Taiwan on June 14, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP)

A Tao (Yami) indigenous rower looks on as women gather around a traditional wooden canoe called Ovayan (Golden Friendship) to offer prayers for its crew before their voyage to Philippines' Batanes Islands, off Orchid island (or Lanyu island) in southeastern Taiwan on June 15, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP)

The traditional wooden canoe called Ovayan (Golden Friendship) sails alongside the support vessel 'Porrimap' after departing for its voyage to Philippines' Batanes Islands, along the coastline at Orchid island (or Lanyu island), southeastern Taiwan on June 15, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP)

The traditional wooden canoe called Ovayan (Golden Friendship) sails alongside the support vessel 'Porrimap' after departing for its voyage to Philippines' Batanes Islands, along the coastline at Orchid island (or Lanyu island), southeastern Taiwan on June 15, 2026. (Photo by CHENG Yu-chen / AFP)