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)

KATIMA MULILO, 27 May 2026 – Kabbe North Constituency Councilor and Chairperson of the Zambezi Regional Council Management Committee, Bernard Sisamu, speaking on behalf of the Zambezi Governor, Dorothy Kabula -Simushi at the belated World Malaria Day commemoration held at the Mukwahepo Sports Field in the Diary Compound of the Katima Mulilo Urban Constituency. (Photo: Contributed)

OPUWO, 27 May 2026 - Descendant of genocide victims, Mike Kavekotora and Stein Katupa pictured during a Government Information Centre engagement in Opuwo on Wednesday, ahead of Genocide Remembrance Day. (Photo: Contributed)

(L-R) Brazil's Weverton, Rafinha, Rayan, Mateus Cunha and Wesley take part in a training session at the Granja Comary training center in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 28, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

Brazil's coach, Italian Carlo Ancelotti (2-L), speaks with Brazil's former coach (2002 and 2014) Luiz Felipe Scolari (C) during a training session at the Granja Comary training center in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 28, 2026, ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) welcomes Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto ahead of a meeting at The Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)

France's Moise Kouame celebrates after winning against Paraguay's Adolfo Daniel Vallejo during their men's singles match on day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP)

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo (R) comforts France's Hugo Gaston after his victory over the French player during their men's singles match on day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Simonne-Mathieu at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo reacts after his victory over France's Hugo Gaston during their men's singles match on day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Simonne-Mathieu at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo reacts after his victory over France's Hugo Gaston during their men's singles match on day 5 of the French Open tennis tournament on Court Simonne-Mathieu at the Roland-Garros Complex in Paris on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP)

Team Visma Lease a Bike Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard is seen through a stone wall during the 18th stage of the Giro d'Italia 2026 - Tour of Italy cycling race between Fai della Paganella and Pieve di Soligo, Italy, on May 28, 2026. (Photo by Luca Bettini / AFP)