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

OSHITAYI, 08 July 2026 - Ondangwa Urban Constituency Councillor Leonard Negonga address learners during the Ondangwa Urban Annual Constituency Culture Festival 2026 on Wednesday. (Photo: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

BEIJING, 09 July 2026 - Director of Sinomine Group and Chief Executive Officer of Sinomine Tsumeb Smelter, Logan Lou Yonggang. (Photo: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GABORONE, 06 July 2026 - Southern African officials will meet in Johannesburg from 15 to 17 July to advance public spending efficiency through cost-benefit analysis. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

NEW YORK, 07 July 2026 - Diene Keita, Executive Director of UNFPA. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 07 July 2026 - Ana Beatriz Martins, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Namibia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

GENEVA, 06 July 2026 - Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Emma Theofelus, pictured with Chairperson of the PowerCom Board, Eldorette Harmse, Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava; and Namibia's Ambassador to the Swiss Confederation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Elvis Shiweda, during the Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday. (Photo by: Josephina Simeon) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - A car assembly line at the Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) car company. GAC is China’s state-owned automaker. Which manufactures vehicles under its own marques (GAC Motor and AION) and operates highly successful joint ventures with Honda and Toyota. With global reach across 86 regions, it is rapidly expanding into EVs and international production. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

10 July 2026, Berlin: Nina Warken (CDU), German Minister of Health, speaks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) in the Bundestag on the last day of the session before the summer recess, when, among other items, a vote on the black-red coalition's health care austerity package is on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Berlin: Germa Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks with Lars Klingbeil (left, SPD), German Minister of Finance, in the Bundestag during the last session before the summer recess, at which the vote on the black-red coalition's healthcare austerity package is among the items on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks with Lars Klingbeil (left, SPD), German Minister of Finance, in the Bundestag during the last session before the summer recess, at which the vote on the black-red coalition's healthcare austerity package is among the items on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) watches the debate in the Bundestag alongside Lars Klingbeil (left, SPD), Federal Minister of Finance, during the last session before the summer recess, at which the vote on the black-red coalition's healthcare austerity package is among the items on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Berlin: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) speaks with Lars Klingbeil (left, SPD), German Minister of Finance, in the Bundestag during the last session before the summer recess, at which the vote on the black-red coalition's healthcare austerity package is among the items on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Berlin: Lawmakers are debating in the Bundestag during the last session before the summer recess, with the vote on the black-red coalition's healthcare austerity package, among other items, on the agenda. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

10 July 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bingen am Rhein: The Rhine near Bingen am Rhein, with the Maeuseturm and the Ehrenfels Castle ruins. Water levels on the Rhine are falling. Photo: Jörg Halisch/dpa

10 July 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Bingen am Rhein: An inland waterway vessel on the Rhine near Bingen am Rhein. Water levels are falling on the Rhine. Photo: Jörg Halisch/dpa