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

27 July 2026, Hamburg: A rainbow flag and a flag bearing the coat of arms of Hamburg hang from the flagpole of a boat rental shop on the Alster. Following the attack-believed to be Islamist-motivated-on revelers at Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Berlin, the Hamburg police plan to provide security for the queer community's large demonstration scheduled for this coming Saturday with additional personnel. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa

27 July 2026, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Metzingen: German Minister of Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche (C) and founder and CEO of Neura Robotics David Reger (2nd R) stand in front of a robot during Reiche's visit to Neura Robotics. Photo: Marijan Murat/dpa

(FILES) This illustration photograph shows screens displaying the logo of the French private television channel Canal Plus (Canal+) in Toulouse, south-western France, on May 18, 2026. The Canal+ Group will invest nearly one billion euros between 2028 and 2032 in French and European cinema, its chief executive Maxime Saada announced on July 27, 2026 on the social media platform X, following an agreement with industry organisations. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

(FILES) The French television channel 'Canal Plus' (Canal+) logo, is displayed on a tablet screen, on December 29, 2012 in Paris. AFP PHOTO / LIONEL BONAVENTURE. The Canal+ Group will invest nearly one billion euros between 2028 and 2032 in French and European cinema, its chief executive Maxime Saada announced on July 27, 2026 on the social media platform X, following an agreement with industry organisations. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)

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 active wildfires, the progression of burned areas since July 22, 2026, and the distance of the active fires from the city of Bordeaux, southwestern France. A massive wildfire in France's Gironde department, home to Bordeaux, remained "broadly stable overnight," the local authority said on July 27, 2026. "The situation remained broadly stable overnight, with no major developments. Security and emergency services remain fully mobilised and are continuing their operations on the ground," the local authority said in a statement. (Photo by Nalini LEPETIT-CHELLA and Sherine ELSAYARY / AFP)

(FILES) This photograph shows the logo of the French company "Renault" displayed at the Paris Motor Show at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles in Paris on October 16, 2024. Renault was referred to a criminal court on charges of aggravated fraud in France's long-running "Dieselgate" emissions scandal, the public prosecutor's office announced via AFP on July 27, 2026. (Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP)

Common dolphins, the most abundant cetacean in the world, surface from Pacific Ocean waters beside a vessel on July 17, 2026 off the coast of Long Beach, California, as seen from an Aquarium of the Pacific Harbor Breeze Cruise bringing visitors on a whale-watching excursion to see how warming waters off the Southern California coast are affecting marine mammals and wildlife. Surface water temperatures along the California coast are now three to four degrees C above normal, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

Common dolphins, the most abundant cetacean in the world, surface from Pacific Ocean waters on July 17, 2026 off the coast of Long Beach, California, as seen from an Aquarium of the Pacific Harbor Breeze Cruise bringing visitors on a whale-watching excursion to see how warming waters off the Southern California coast are affecting marine mammals and wildlife. Surface water temperatures along the California coast are now three to four degrees C above normal, according to the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)