OSHAKATI, 21 March 2026 - Chairperson of the Uukwambi Traditional Authority, Herman Iipumbu, pictured during the 36th independence anniversary celebration in Oshakati. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Minister of Defence and Veterans Affairs, Frans Kapofi, speaks at the Independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Former Trade and Industry Minister and liberation struggle veteran Ben Amathila pictured at the 36th independence celebrations in Windhoek. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 21 March 2026 - Swapo Member of Parliament, Fenny Tutjavi, speaks at the independence celebrations at the Sam Nujoma Stadium in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA

FILED - 01 December 2025, Hamburg: The Google logo shines above the entrance to Google's German headquarters. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

22 March 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Koblenz: Signposts to the polling station are seen on a table at the Willi-Graf-Schule, as the final preparations are being made before the polling stations open in Rhineland-Palatinate. Photo: Sascha Ditscher/dpa

Officials look on as a voter casts their ballot during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Toulouse, south-western France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)

Le Havre's incumbent mayor and Horizons party candidate for his re-election Edouard Philippe reacts as he leaves after casting his vote during the second round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Le Havre, Northeastern France on March 22, 2026. (Photo by LOU BENOIST / AFP)