WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – Delegates from the African Union and experts met in Windhoek on July 27-31 for the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Technical Committee on Social Development to enhance social safety nets and resilient labour markets in Africa. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – Delegates from the African Union, policy experts, and government ministers convened in Windhoek on Monday for a three-day event, the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

GOBABIS, 27 July 2026 - Omaheke Governor Pijoo Nganate pictured with Deputy Executive Director and Chief Registrar in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security during a courtesy visit by the Ministry as part of the eID awareness campaign in Omaheke. (Photo: Molly Weyulu) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – African Union delegates are attending a week-long indaba from Monday to Friday, the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment (STC-SDLE 6) in Windhoek. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 – Namibia's Justice and Labour Relations Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, speaking at the Sixth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour and Employment (STC-SDLE 6) in Windhoek on Monday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 27 July 2026 - Delegates from the African Union, policy experts, and government ministers gathered in Windhoek on Monday for the Sixth Ordinary Session of the AU Specialised Technical Committee on Social Development, Labour, and Employment (STC-SDLE 6). (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

OPUWO, 27 July 2026 - The welcome sign at the entrance to Opuwo. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

OPUWO, 27 July 2026 - Opuwo Mayor Kasipo Kakondo discusses ongoing infrastructure projects in the town. (Photo: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA

A photo created on July 27, 2026 combining data from the European Forest Fire Information System (Effis) and NASA’s Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) shows a map depicting the active wildfires in west of Madrid, the progression of burned areas since July 22, 2026, and the distance of the active fires from the Spanish capital. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The fires in the Iberian country have affected an area of 77,000 hectares (190,000 acres) -- nearly the size of New York City -- according to the authorities. Since the start of the year, fires in Spain have ravaged 150,000 hectares and killed 13 people. (Photo by AFP)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON / AFP)

US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal Ceremony at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, on July 27, 2026. (Photo by Annabelle GORDON / AFP)

US President Donald Trump walks to his motorcade after exiting Air Force One upon arrival to Oakland County International Airport in Waterford, Michigan, on July 27, 2026. Trump is in Michigan to deliver remarks at General Motors’ vehicle testing site Milford Proving Ground. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)

Smoke billows from a wildfire near Robledo de Chavela, about 60 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 27, 2026. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The fires in the Iberian country have affected an area of 77,000 hectares (190,000 acres) -- nearly the size of New York City -- according to the authorities. Since the start of the year, fires in Spain have ravaged 150,000 hectares and killed 13 people. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (2R) listen to SDIS 33 Fire and Rescue Service Departemental director Marc Vermeulen (2L) during a situation briefing in the crisis room at the Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center (CODIS) in Bordeaux, following wildfires in the area, southwestern France, on July 27, 2026. France has been battered by three heatwaves since May as part of increasingly common extreme weather episodes linked to climate change, causing excess deaths, drying up rivers and fuelling wildfires. Scientists have long warned that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels will make periods of drought more intense and longer-lasting, creating the ideal conditions for wildfires. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / POOL / AFP)

Smoke billows from a wildfire near Robledo de Chavela, about 60 kilometres west of Madrid, on July 27, 2026. Spain faces two crucial days to bring raging wildfires under control before weather conditions worsen, authorities said on July 27, 2026, though they were making some progress and planned to start returning evacuees to certain areas. The fires in the Iberian country have affected an area of 77,000 hectares (190,000 acres) -- nearly the size of New York City -- according to the authorities. Since the start of the year, fires in Spain have ravaged 150,000 hectares and killed 13 people. (Photo by Oscar DEL POZO / AFP)

France's President Emmanuel Macron (C) and SDIS 33 Fire and Rescue Service Departemental director Marc Vermeulen (3L) listen to Prefect of Gironde region Sophie Brocas (2R) during a situation briefing in the crisis room at the Departmental Fire and Rescue Operational Center (CODIS) in Bordeaux, following wildfires in the area, southwestern France, on July 27, 2026. France has been battered by three heatwaves since May as part of increasingly common extreme weather episodes linked to climate change, causing excess deaths, drying up rivers and fuelling wildfires. Scientists have long warned that climate change caused by human use of fossil fuels will make periods of drought more intense and longer-lasting, creating the ideal conditions for wildfires. (Photo by Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / POOL / AFP)