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

(From L) Team Visma - Lease a bike team's US rider Matteo Jorgenson, Team Visma | Lease a Bike's French rider Bruno Armirail and Team Visma | Lease a Bike's British rider Ben Tulett celebrate winning the best team award on the podium after the 8th and final stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes cycling race (formerly known as the Criterium du Dauphine), 120,1km between Beaufort and Plateau de Solaison, in the French Alps on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)

Germany supporters wait ahead of the 2026 World Cup Group E football match between Germany and Curacao at the Houston Stadium in Houston on June 14, 2026. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)

A demonstrator holds wine bottles and a piece of wood amid broken glass and other debris on a street during a rally of a "No-G7" coalition of over 60 associations, unions and left-wing groups "against fascism and imperialism”, a day ahead of the summit's start, in Geneva on June 14, 2026. The 2026 edition of the G7 summit is set to take place June 15 to 17 in the French town of Evian-les-Bains near Switzerland, attended by country leaders as well as the EU's foreign policy chief and ministers from Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)

Portugal's Spanish head coach Roberto Martinez stands at the beach next to the hotel where the team is staying for the World Cup 2026 in Palm Beach, Florida on June 14, 2026. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)

France's head coach Didier Deschamps and defender #05 Jules Kounde arrive for a training session at Bentley University, the team's base camp, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament in Waltham, near Boston, on June 14, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

(L-R) France's goalkeepers #23 Robin Risser, #16 Mike Maignan, #01 Brice Samba and goalkeeper coach Franck Raviot attend a training session at Bentley University, the team's base camp, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament in Waltham, near Boston, on June 14, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

France's goalkeepers #16 Mike Maignan (L) #23 Robin Risser (2nd R), #01 Brice Samba (R) and goalkeeper coach Franck Raviot attend a training session at Bentley University, the team's base camp, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament in Waltham, near Boston, on June 14, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

France's midfielder #08 Aurelien Tchouameni, forward #22 Jean-Philippe Mateta, head coach Didier Deschamps, forwards #10 Kylian Mbappe, #24 Rayan Cherki and midfielder #06 Manu Kone attend a training session at Bentley University, the team's base camp, during the 2026 World Cup football tournament in Waltham, near Boston, on June 14, 2026. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)