OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

Far-right party Rassemblement National (RN) MP and mayoral candidate Laure Lavalette casts her ballot during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Toulon, southern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP)

Poland's Adrianna Sulek-Schubert (L), Germany's Sandrina Sprengel, Colombia's Martha Araujo and USA's Allie Jones compete in the women's pentathlon 60 metres hurdles heat 1 during the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026 in Torun, Poland on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Poland's Adrianna Sulek-Schubert (L), Germany's Sandrina Sprengel and Colombia's Martha Araujo cross the finish line in the women's pentathlon 60 metres hurdles heat 1 during the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 2026 in Torun, Poland on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Roubaix' Left-wing La France Insoumise (LFI, Unbowed France) mayoral candidate David Guiraud (C) shakes hands with a local resident as he prepares to cast his vote during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Roubaix, northern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Francois LO PRESTI / AFP)