SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - The Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) started in Swakopmund on Wednesday. The conference, hosted by the Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, runs from 14 to 17 July under the theme “Communication Reconsidered: A driving force for constant progress.” (Photo: Contributed)

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Vice President of the Institute Public Relations in Nigeria and Chairperson of the WPRF/APRA 2026 Planning Committee Professor Emmanuel Dandaura who was part of the special APRA panel discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan moderating a special APRA Panel Discussion, an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 15 July 2026 - A special APRA Panel Discussion including Director of Commercial for Zambia’s Zaffico Pic Irene Lungu, Vice President of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations Professor Emmanuel Dandaura and PetroFund Head of Communications and Stakeholder Engagement Shoki Kandjimi, with moderator Communications professional and author Dr Omoniyi Ibietan. The discussion was an opening event for the Effective Communicators Conference taking place in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 14 July 2026 - Namibia Press Agency (Nampa) News Editor Maggy Thomas and Senior Sub-editor Angie Brandt pictured with information officers from the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology, following a training session held on the sidelines of the Effective Communicators Conference (ECC26) at The Dome in Swakopmund. (Photo by: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 14 July 2026 – Ministry of Finance Deputy Director for Legal Support and Compliance Amalia Shikongo. (Photo: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 13 July 2026 - The Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia's (CRAN) newly appointed Manager for Economics and Market Development, Bridget Ellen Dundee. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

SICHUAN, 08 July 2026 - Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Inge Zaamwani. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

Sandra Vazquez, one of the lawyers of Jerome Barella, suspected of the killing of 11-year-old Lyhanna, leaves the Agen courthouse on July 15, 2026. The death and rape of Lyhanna, an 11-year-old middle school student who went missing in late May before being found dead on June 4 in the Gers, has stirred a wave of anger and emotion across the country, with an inspection mission concluding there were failures in the justice system. Barella, a 41-year-old father of a school friend of the victim, had twice before been formally accused of raping a child, but investigations had been dropped or had stalled. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Sailors take part in the International Sailing Championship at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)

Sailors take part in the International Sailing Championship at Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad on July 15, 2026. (Photo by Noah SEELAM / AFP)

15 July 2026, Sachsen-Anhalt, Ermsleben: Sunflowers grow in the midday sun in a field near Ermsleben. While young plants turn toward the sun, mature plants hardly turn at all. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

15 July 2026, Sachsen-Anhalt, Ermsleben: Sunflowers grow in the midday sun in a field near Ermsleben. While young plants turn toward the sun, mature plants hardly turn at all. Photo: Matthias Bein/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz attends the traditional summer press conference at the Federal Press Conference Centre in Berlin, where he answers questions from journalists. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

15 July 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz adjusts his glasses during the traditional summer press conference at the Federal Press Conference Centre in Berlin, Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

15 July 2026, North Rhine-Westphalia, Bottrop: The three hatched robin chicks are perched in their little nest inside a water tank. Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpa