NKURENKURU, 30 January 2026 - The Kavango West Region on Friday commemorated International Leprosy Day under the theme "Leprosy is curable. The real challenge is stigma." (Photo by: Lylie Joel) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - More than 150 school principals, teachers and learners from across the Otjozondjupa Region on Friday gathered at Otjiwarongo to launch their 2026 education academic year. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

OTJIWARONGO, 30 January 2026 - Otjozondjupa Education Director, Gerhard Ndafenongo, speaks at the 2026 annual education conference at Otjiwarongo. (Photo by: Mulisa Simiyasa) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 30 January 2026 - Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare addressed learners at Hochland High School on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

Croatia's Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (L) welcomes Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) ahead of a meeting at the government building, in Zagreb, Croatia, on January 31, 2026. (Photo by MARKO PERKOV / AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (5th L) take part in a bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)

Alliance union flags are pictured during a demonstration called by the union Alliance Police Nationale to denounce the lack of ressources in their corporation in Toulouse, south of France on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (R) arrive to give a joint press statement after their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on January 31, 2026. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / POOL / AFP)