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

FILED - 30 April 2026, Baden-Württemberg, Sindelfingen: FILE PHOTO - A Mercedes-Benz worker attaches the Mercedes star on an S-Class vehicle at the company's plant in Sindelfingen. Photo: Bernd Weißbrod/dpa

FILED - 30 January 2023, Cologne: FILE PHOTO - A Ryanair passenger plane is parked at Cologne/Bonn Airport. Photo: Thomas Banneyer/dpa

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the view of a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the view of a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the view of a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the view of a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 7, 2026 shows the view of a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)

(260708) -- SUNAN, July 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit a geopark in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County of Zhangye, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 7, 2026. The geopark covers an area of 17.34 square kilometers. The park features unique landforms with towering peaks, rugged mountains, jagged rock pillars, and vibrant colors. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)