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

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

GUANGZHOU, 06 July 2026 - China's GAC International plans to establish a vehicle assembly operation in Namibia before the end of 2026 as part of its expansion into Southern Africa. The right-hand-drive AION V electric vehicle (pictured here) will be among the models assembled at the envisioned motor assembly plant. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WALVIS BAY, 24 April 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Vice President Lucia Witbooi accompanied by other senior officials during a recent visit to the Seaworks fishing factory in Walvis Bay. They are looking at some of the most popularly imported seafood. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

(260709) -- ALGIERS, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People cool off on a beach in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2026. The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to a heatwave here on Wednesday. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/Xinhua)

(260709) -- ALGIERS, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People cool off on a beach in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2026. The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to a heatwave here on Wednesday. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/Xinhua)

(260709) -- ALGIERS, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People cool off on a beach in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2026. The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to a heatwave here on Wednesday. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/Xinhua)

(260709) -- ALGIERS, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People cool off on a beach in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2026. The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to a heatwave here on Wednesday. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/Xinhua)

(260709) -- ALGIERS, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People cool off on a beach in Algiers, Algeria, on July 8, 2026. The temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius due to a heatwave here on Wednesday. (Photo by Billel Bensalem/Xinhua)

(260709) -- WUHAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a submerged waterside tourist platform at the riverbank along the Yangtze River in Hankou of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Affected by heavy rainfall, the water level in Wuhan section of the Yangtze River rose obviously on Wednesday. The water level at the Yangtze Hankou monitoring station reached 25.11 meters, 0.11 meters above the warning mark. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260709) -- WUHAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows a submerged waterside tourist platform at the riverbank along the Yangtze River in Hankou of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Affected by heavy rainfall, the water level in Wuhan section of the Yangtze River rose obviously on Wednesday. The water level at the Yangtze Hankou monitoring station reached 25.11 meters, 0.11 meters above the warning mark. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

(260709) -- WUHAN, July 9, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo taken on July 8, 2026 shows water overflowing the guardrail of a waterside tourist platform at a levee along the Yangtze River in Wuchang District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. Affected by heavy rainfall, the water level in Wuhan section of the Yangtze River rose obviously on Wednesday. The water level at the Yangtze Hankou monitoring station reached 25.11 meters, 0.11 meters above the warning mark. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)