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 French Maritime Gendarme conducts a check on a private boat off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A French Maritime Gendarme inspects a fire extinguisher on a private boat off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A French gendarme patrols with a sniffer dog of French Gendarmerie's K9 Unit on a ferry connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A French Gendarme conducts an ID check on a passenger boarding the ferry "L'Estuaire" connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Le Verdon-sur-Mer, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A French gendarme patrols with a sniffer dog of French Gendarmerie's K9 Unit on a ferry connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A passenger looks on while traveling on a ferry connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

A French gendarme patrols with a sniffer dog of French Gendarmerie's K9 Unit on a ferry connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)

Passengers travel on a ferry connecting Le Verdon-sur-Mer (Gironde) to Royan (Charente-Maritime) during an anti-drug trafficking operation, off the coast of Royan, south-western France on May 29, 2026. (Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU / AFP)