Windhoek, 29 May- Patrick Geingob, murder accused. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

Windhoek, 29 May- Mechthilde Karomo. (Photo by Eba Kandovazu). NAMPA

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

A devotee holding lotus flower offers prayers at the Kelaniya Buddhist Temple to mark the 'Vesak festival' that commemorates the birth, the enlightenment, and the death of Buddha in Kelaniya on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Devotees offer prayers at the Kelaniya Buddhist Temple to mark the 'Vesak festival' that commemorates the birth, the enlightenment, and the death of Buddha in Kelaniya on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Devotees visit the Kelaniya Buddhist Temple to mark the 'Vesak festival' that commemorates the birth, the enlightenment, and the death of Buddha in Kelaniya on May 30, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (L) speaks with South Korea's Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back (R) and Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as they arrive for a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (L) speaks with South Korea's Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back (R) and Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi as they arrive for a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (L) shakes hands with South Korea's Minister of National Defense Ahn Gyu-back as they arrive for a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (C) arrives for a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth (C), Thailand's Defence Minister Adul Boonthamcharoen (L), and Singapore's Minister of Defence Chan Chun Sing attend a ministerial roundtable during the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 30, 2026. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP)