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

A general view shows the coffins of victims of the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School as mourners pray during a memorial mass amid growing concern over a wave of school fires across Kenya at Gilgil Stadium in Gilgil, on June 12, 2026. The blaze at Utumishi Girls Academy last month left 16 schoolgirls dead and 132 injured, according to the Kenya Red Cross, one of 47 fires that have broken out across the country this year.The spate of school fires has provoked a national conversation, and raised urgent political questions.But at Gilgil Stadium, in Nakuru County about 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Nairobi, spiritual leaders steered the conversation away from political questions. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

A relative mourns as she hugs a portrait of a victim of the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School fire while being comforted by others in front of a coffin during a memorial mass amid growing concern over a wave of school fires across Kenya at Gilgil Stadium in Gilgil, on June 12, 2026. The blaze at Utumishi Girls Academy last month left 16 schoolgirls dead and 132 injured, according to the Kenya Red Cross, one of 47 fires that have broken out across the country this year.The spate of school fires has provoked a national conversation, and raised urgent political questions.But at Gilgil Stadium, in Nakuru County about 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Nairobi, spiritual leaders steered the conversation away from political questions. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Community health volunteers carry flowers to place on the coffins of victims of the Utumishi Girls' Academy Senior School fire as mourners pray during a memorial mass amid growing concern over a wave of school fires across Kenya at Gilgil Stadium in Gilgil, on June 12, 2026. The blaze at Utumishi Girls Academy last month left 16 schoolgirls dead and 132 injured, according to the Kenya Red Cross, one of 47 fires that have broken out across the country this year.The spate of school fires has provoked a national conversation, and raised urgent political questions.But at Gilgil Stadium, in Nakuru County about 120 kilometres (75 miles) north of Nairobi, spiritual leaders steered the conversation away from political questions. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

Red Bull Racing's Dutch driver Max Verstappen takes part in the first practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya ahead of the Catalonia Formula One Grand Prix in Montmelo, on the outskirts of Barcelona on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)

The pack of riders (peloton) cycles 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)

The pack of riders (peloton) cycles 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)

(From L) Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe's Belgian rider Gianni Vermeersch, Tudor Pro Cycling Team's Swiss rider Roland Thalmann, Uno-X Mobility's Norwegian rider Martin Urianstad Bugge, Uno-X Mobility's Danish rider Anthon Charmig and Team Jayco AlUla's German rider Felix Engelhardt cycle 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)

Netherlands' Prime Minister Rob Jetten speaks during the weekly press conference following the cabinet meeting, in The Hague on June 12, 2026. (Photo by Laurens van PUTTEN / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT