WINDHOEK, 21 October 2025 - Gaudentia Kröhne, the Deputy Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy (second from left) pictured with delegates during the third International Conference on Circular, Economy, Renewable Energies and Green Hydrogen in Africa (ICERA). (Photo by: Simsolia Kambonde) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 20 October 2025 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pictured during a meeting with the leadership of the Body of Christ Party at State House. (Photo by: Andreas Thomas) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 20 October 2025 - Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Esperance Luvindao.(Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

NKURENKURU, 20 October 2025 - Kavango West Governor, Verna Sinimbo, pictured during a live discussion on World Food Day event preparations for the Government Information Centre (GIC) at MICT Kavango West on Monday. (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

22 October 2025, Saxony, Zittau: A tent of the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) stands on a road as a major police and THW operation is underway in Zittau. Details remain unknown. Photo: Danilo Dittrich/dpa

(251022) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People spend their leisure time in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 21, 2025. The federal government shutdown entered its 21st day on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(251022) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past a notice of closure at the entrance of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 21, 2025. The federal government shutdown entered its 21st day on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

(251022) -- WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2025 (Xinhua) -- A notice of closure is seen at the entrance of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the United States, Oct. 21, 2025. The federal government shutdown entered its 21st day on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Li Rui)