ONDONGA, 28 May 2026- Ondonga King Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo addressing the Genocide Remembrance Day. (Photo: Max Henrich) NAMPA

ONDANGWA, 28 May 2026 - Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Sanet Steenkamp addressing the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration at Oluno Community Hall in the Oshana region.

OPUWO, 28 May 2026- Director-General of the National Planning Commission Dr Kaire Mbuende addressing the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration at Opuwo in the Kunene Region. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

OPUWO, 28 May 2026- Director-General of the National Planning Commission Dr Kaire Mbuende, Kunene Governor Vipuakuje Muharukua, and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy Modestus Amutse during the Genocide Remembrance Day in Opuwo, Kunene Region. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 28 May 2026 - Chiefs of the Zeraeua and !Oe-ǂGan Traditional Authorities Ombara Manase Christian Zeraeua and Gaob Immanuel ǂNu-axa ǃGâseb (l), Chairperson of the Genocide Committee in Erongo Uahimisa Kaapehi (m) and other political and traditional leaders kneel at the entrance of the Swakopmund Memorial Park to seek for permission from the ancestors before entering the cemetery, during the Ovaherero and Nama Genocide. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 28 May 2026 - Gaob Immanuel ǂNu-axa ǃGâseb of the !Oe-ǂGan Traditional Authority, Erongo Governor Natalia |Goagoses, Ombara Manase Christian Zeraeua of the Zeraeua Traditional Authority and Former Member of Parliament (MP) Usutuaije Maamberua paying their respects to the victims of the 1904-1908 Ovaherero and Nama Genocide at the Swakopmund Memorial Park, during the Genocide Remembrance Day. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

SWAKOPMUND, 28 MAY 2026 - Chiefs of the Zeraeua and !Oe-ǂGan Traditional Authorities Ombara Manase Christian Zeraeua and Gaob Immanuel ǂNu-axa ǃGâseb laying a wreath on the Ovaherero and Nama Genocide Monument at the Swakopmund Memorial Park, in remembrance of the 1904-1908 Genocide. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

OPUWO, 28 May 2026 - Senior Council Uahuna Tjiposa of the Otjikaoko Traditional Authority speaking at the Genocide Remembrance Day commemoration held at Opuwo in the Kunene Region on Thursday. (Photo: Contributed)

A young man is seen under water after he jumped from the 10-meter tower in the Grugabad in Essen, western Germany, on May 28, 2026, as temperatures in Germany remain unsuaually high for the season.. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

A man jumps from the 10-meter tower in the Grugabad in Essen, western Germany, on May 28, 2026, as temperatures in Germany remain unsuaually high for the season.. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

A man jumps from the 10-meter tower in the Grugabad in Essen, western Germany, on May 28, 2026, as temperatures in Germany remain unsuaually high for the season.. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

A man jumps from the 10-meter tower in the Grugabad in Essen, western Germany, on May 28, 2026, as temperatures in Germany remain unsuaually high for the season.. (Photo by Ina FASSBENDER / AFP)

A tourist carries her dog in her arms in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II downtown Milan during an early-season heatwave in Europe, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP)

US comedian Conan O'Brien (C), commencement speaker, takes photos with students and faculty in Harvard Yard during the 175th Commencement ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)

US Vice President JD Vance delivers the commencement speech for the 2026 class of the US Air Force Academy at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Matt Rourke / POOL / AFP)

Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, makes her way with fellow students to Harvard Yard for the 175th Commencement ceremony at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on May 28, 2026. Princess Elisabeth, the heir apparent to the Belgian throne, is graduating with a Master's degree in Public Policy from Harvard Kennedy School. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP)