Etosha, 28 March- Director General for National planning, Kaire Mbuede. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

Etosha, 28 MARCH- Volunteers at the Ombika solid waste management during the inauguration of the facility. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu).NAMPA

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 – (From left) Environmental Investment Fund Chief Human Capital officer, Elvis Mukaya; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel and National Planning Commission Director General Kaire Mbuende. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

ETOSHA, 28 March 2026 - Germany’s Ambassador to Namibia, Thorsten Hutter; Minister of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Indileni Daniel; and Director General of the National Planning Commission, Kaire Mbuende pictured with MEFT Management at the inauguration of the upgraded facilities at Etosha National Park. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

(FILES) Niger's newly elected president Mohamed Bazoum gestures at his party headquarter after the announcement of his election in Niamey, on February 23, 2021. The term of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown in a coup on July 26, 2023, by a military junta that has held him ever since, ends on Thursday, with no immediate prospect of his release or a trial. Mr. Bazoum was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021, after winning the presidential election with 55% of the vote. Since the coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta to power, he has consistently refused to resign and remains detained with his wife in a wing of the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. But for his lawyers, this April 2 date is meaningless, as Mr. Bazoum has been unable to perform his duties since July 2023. "April 2 will not be the end of his term," Moussa Coulibaly, a member of Mohamed Bazoum's legal team, told AFP. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)

(FILES) Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum attends a meeting with United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (not seen) at the presidential palace in Niamey on May 2, 2022. The term of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown in a coup on July 26, 2023, by a military junta that has held him ever since, ends on Thursday, with no immediate prospect of his release or a trial. Mr. Bazoum was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021, after winning the presidential election with 55% of the vote. Since the coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta to power, he has consistently refused to resign and remains detained with his wife in a wing of the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. But for his lawyers, this April 2 date is meaningless, as Mr. Bazoum has been unable to perform his duties since July 2023. "April 2 will not be the end of his term," Moussa Coulibaly, a member of Mohamed Bazoum's legal team, told AFP. (Photo by Issouf SANOGO / AFP)

(FILES) Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum holds a press conference with Ivorian President after a meeting at the presidential palace in Abidjan, on June 23, 2022. The term of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown in a coup on July 26, 2023, by a military junta that has held him ever since, ends on Thursday, with no immediate prospect of his release or a trial. Mr. Bazoum was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021, after winning the presidential election with 55% of the vote. Since the coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta to power, he has consistently refused to resign and remains detained with his wife in a wing of the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. But for his lawyers, this April 2 date is meaningless, as Mr. Bazoum has been unable to perform his duties since July 2023. "April 2 will not be the end of his term," Moussa Coulibaly, a member of Mohamed Bazoum's legal team, told AFP. (Photo by Sia KAMBOU / AFP)

(FILES) President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum delivers a speech during the opening session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit at the Palais Brongniart in Paris on June 22, 2023. The term of Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown in a coup on July 26, 2023, by a military junta that has held him ever since, ends on Thursday, with no immediate prospect of his release or a trial. Mr. Bazoum was sworn in as president on April 2, 2021, after winning the presidential election with 55% of the vote. Since the coup that brought General Abdourahamane Tiani's junta to power, he has consistently refused to resign and remains detained with his wife in a wing of the presidential palace in the capital, Niamey. But for his lawyers, this April 2 date is meaningless, as Mr. Bazoum has been unable to perform his duties since July 2023. "April 2 will not be the end of his term," Moussa Coulibaly, a member of Mohamed Bazoum's legal team, told AFP. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)