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

12 June 2026, Berlin: Kathrin Gebel of the The Left Party speaks on the topic of "psychosocial support during legal proceedings" in the plenary chamber of the German Parliament (Bundestag). Photo: Elisa Schu/dpa

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin holds a glass for a toast following the ceremony for the presentation of the 2025 State Prizes in Science and Technology, Literature and the Arts, and for Outstanding Achievements in Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Charitable Activities, as well as the awarding of the Gold Medals of Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation in Moscow on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP)

(FILES) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk gestures as he steps on stage during a rally for former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York, October 27, 2024. Elon Musk's SpaceX began its first day as a public company on Wall Street on June 12, 2026, after the biggest initial public offering in history, with the polarizing entrepreneur promising he will take humanity to Mars. The blockbuster operation, which raised more than $75 billion, is expected to make Musk the world's first trillionaire and kick off a series of major IPOs by AI companies in the coming months. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd R) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at “sowing division” within Russian society and “damaging” the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they “will not succeed”. (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at “sowing division” within Russian society and “damaging” the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they “will not succeed”. (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP)

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) attends a meeting with Russian servicemen, involved in the so-called 'special military operation' in Ukraine, in Moscow on June 12, 2026. Ukrainian drone strikes, which have intensified in recent months, are aimed at “sowing division” within Russian society and “damaging” the economy, Vladimir Putin said on June 12, 2026, though he insisted that they “will not succeed”. (Photo by Viacheslav PROKOFIEV / POOL / AFP)

Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe's Belgian rider Maxim Van Gils celebrates as he cycles across the finish line to win ahead of Uno-X Mobility's Norwegian rider Tobias Johannessen (R) during the 6th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 182,3km between Saint-Vulbas and Crest-Voland in the French Alps on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe's Belgian rider Maxim Van Gils celebrates as he cycles across the finish line to win the 6th stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 182,3km between Saint-Vulbas and Crest-Voland in the French Alps on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)