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

(260727) -- QUEZON CITY, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Protesters march with placards during a rally, as President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivers his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, the Philippines, on July 27, 2026. Various sectors took to the streets to voice their grievances over government policies. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(260727) -- QUEZON CITY, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Police officers from the Philippine National Police gather to block the path of protesters during a rally, as President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivers his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA) at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, the Philippines, on July 27, 2026. Various sectors took to the streets to voice their grievances over government policies. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

(260727) -- KANAGAWA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows a view of the Sagami Reservoir in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. More than 200 people, including officials from China, South Korea and Japan, as well as local residents, attended the annual event at the Sagamiko Exchange Center honoring those who lost their lives while working on the reservoir project. TO GO WITH "Japan holds memorial for multinational laborers who died in reservoir construction" (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

(260727) -- KANAGAWA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People lay flowers during a memorial ceremony commemorating Chinese, Korean Peninsula and other foreign laborers who died during the construction of the Sagami Lake reservoir, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan on July 26, 2026. More than 200 people, including officials from China, South Korea and Japan, as well as local residents, attended the annual event at the Sagamiko Exchange Center honoring those who lost their lives while working on the reservoir project. TO GO WITH "Japan holds memorial for multinational laborers who died in reservoir construction" (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

(260727) -- KANAGAWA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit an exhibition on the construction of the Sagami Reservoir at the exchange center of the reservoir in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, July 26, 2026. More than 200 people, including officials from China, South Korea and Japan, as well as local residents, attended the annual event at the Sagamiko Exchange Center honoring those who lost their lives while working on the reservoir project. TO GO WITH "Japan holds memorial for multinational laborers who died in reservoir construction" (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

(260727) -- KANAGAWA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2026 shows a scene during a memorial ceremony commemorating Chinese, Korean Peninsula and other foreign laborers who died during the construction of the Sagami Lake reservoir, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. More than 200 people, including officials from China, South Korea and Japan, as well as local residents, attended the annual event at the Sagamiko Exchange Center honoring those who lost their lives while working on the reservoir project. TO GO WITH "Japan holds memorial for multinational laborers who died in reservoir construction" (Xinhua/Yue Chenxing)

(260727) -- MOMBASA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A gantry crane hoists a container at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. The cumulative freight volume transported along Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation, has exceeded 50 million tonnes as of July 26, the operator said on Monday. Since commencing operations on May 31, 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR has maintained a safe operational record for more than 3,300 consecutive days. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

(260727) -- MOMBASA, July 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A freight train is pictured at Port Reitz Station along the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Mombasa, Kenya, July 9, 2026. The cumulative freight volume transported along Kenya's Mombasa-Nairobi SGR, a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) cooperation, has exceeded 50 million tonnes as of July 26, the operator said on Monday. Since commencing operations on May 31, 2017, the Mombasa-Nairobi SGR has maintained a safe operational record for more than 3,300 consecutive days. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)