Amid post-pandemic recovery, travel firms have been competing for share of wallets, but many have been trapped by manual operations and cumbersome payment. Railway operators can also enhance customer loyalty, while diversifying revenue streams. Travel companies can conduct struggle analysis to identify pain points along each episode of the customer journey, to improve the overall customer satisfaction. Travel firms may explore with software POS (softPOS) vendors including Adyen to convert phones into softPOS terminals, eliminating the hardware expense. In conclusion, financial organisations may take a vertical approach to understand pain points in each vertical and power travel partners for transformation, to stay ahead of travel trends.

Ahead of his arrival, Putin praised North Korea for “firmly supporting” his war against Ukraine. The visit was announced by Russian and North Korean media. AdvertisementSince Kim’s visit last September to Russia, North Korea is believed to have exported some 5 million rounds of ammunition to Russia, the South Korean defense minister told Bloomberg News. Russia also is in need of workers, which North Korea can provide. Advertisement“Surely we know very well that North Korea has long created nuclear weapons and it has been in nuclear power for a while,” he said.

Sudan borders countries also affected by displacement, armed conflict or risk of fragmentation, like the Central African Republic, Chad, Ethiopia, Libya and South Sudan. The consequences of the conflict in Sudan for neighboring countries, especially South Sudan and Chad, will become more apparent in the short to medium term. Less likely: Sudan fragments Under a second, slightly less likely – but entirely possible – scenario, Sudan would go through a process of territorial fragmentation. This could lead to another regional conflict. The Zaghawa tribe targeted by the RSF spans across the borders of Sudan and into Chad, and the tribal conflict could easily spread.

Tunisia has been mistreating migrants subjecting them to refoulement, as authorities continue to round up and throw migrants in Libya where they risk torture, Reuters reported citing an unpublished UN document. Tunisian authorities have been expelling African migrants to Libya, “where they have faced forced labor, extortion, torture and killing”, Reuters said citing a confidential U.N. human rights briefing. The briefing, dated Jan 23, showed testimonies of 18 migrants including videos that portray the ordeal of Sub-Saharans in Tunisia and Libya, it said. “Collective expulsions from Tunisia to Libya and the associated arbitrary detention of migrants are fueling extortion rackets and cycles of abuse, which are already widespread human rights issues in Libya,” the U.N. briefing said. President Kais Saied described migrants as “hordes” who threaten Tunisia’s identity and warned of a “great replacement,” setting the tone of an anti-migrant rhetoric followed by violations of all sorts.

Learners at Atlantis Secondary School heeded their principal’s call to take advantage of the energy and engineering experts addressing them for Career Day on Friday, 14 June. The career day specifically came about when Lesedi held a community meeting about a proposed solar farm in Atlantis. The company found out that while the high school students were taught about the physics of solar energy, none of them had actually seen a solar panel. STEAMing ahead with innovation and skills development at Atlantis SEZSolar for AtlantisJulian Cloete of Lesedi explaining how solar panels work to Atlantis Secondary School learners. Lesedi was awarded the tender for the 7MW solar plant, which should start construction by the end of August.

Sudan’s army has reportedly agreed to allow Russia to established a navy base near Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast in exchange for arms it needs to fight the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as both rival groups are vying for power in the north-eastern African country. The potential deal with Russia that may see Moscow build a naval logistic base on the Red Sea comes at a time when the Sudanese army appears determined to dig deep in civil war with the RSF. Both countries have been discussing the issue for years, with Sudan’s then-president Omar al-Bashir and Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly having reached a deal in 2017 on the construction of a Russian base with room for several hundred soldiers and four ships. However, due to the political instability after al-Bashir’s ousting and later the breakout of a civil war, Sudan’s parliament was unable to ratify the contract. “The army is in desperate need of weapons, ammunitions and spare parts for its Russian-made warplanes,” said prominent Sudanese analyst Osman Al Mirghany.

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Putin taunts West as North Korean trip confirmed1 hour ago By Ben Tavener , Moscow producer ShareReutersRussian President Vladimir Putin will travel to North Korea on Tuesday, the Kremlin has confirmed, after months of speculation over the much-hyped visit. Over the past week sources had hinted that the visit was imminent, and satellite images had also spied apparent preparations under way in North Korea. After all, Russia and North Korea are the two most-sanctioned countries in the world – North Korea for developing nuclear weapons and launching a series of ballistic missile tests. Mr Kim said North Korea is an "invincible comrade-in-arms" with Russia in a recent message to President Putin. Put bluntly: North Korea is now of greater value to an isolated Russia - and North Korea sees Moscow needs friends.

In the MENA region, RSM has 30+ offices in 22 countries, and a headcount of around 1,300 employees. At its three-day conference in Cairo, around 100 leaders came together to talk strategy, performance, people, and more, as well as celebrate notable achievements delivered in the MENA region. Reflecting on RSM’s performance, MENA leader Bassam Dahman said that the firm generated exceptional revenue growth of 30% in its latest financial year, including double digit rises across all service lines. Notable, RSM Saudi Arabia, which is RSM’s largest member firm in MENA, saw the number of women in its ranks increasing five-fold since 2021. Central to RSM’s success is our emphasis on upskilling, supporting and developing our people to provide innovative and sustainable solutions to growth orientated clients.”

African hubs network AfriLabs and Moroccan university-owned investment firm UM6P Ventures have agreed a one-year collaboration that will rollout various initiatives to support and develop African entrepreneurship. Having recently announced the admission of 16 new hubs, AfriLabs now has a network of 478 hubs across 260 cities in 53 African nations. The one-year collaboration will see AfriLabs and UM6P Ventures collaborate on several key initiatives aimed at advancing scientific innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa. Additionally, the AfriLabs Connect Deal Room (ACDR) initiative will open up a pipeline of de-risked and investible startups within the AfriLabs network to UM6P Ventures, facilitating further investment opportunities. “We are thrilled to partner with UM6P and UM6P Ventures to drive innovation and entrepreneurship in Africa.

Africa has the potential to increase its freshwater fishery output by at least 1 million metric tons (MT) annually by reviewing current regulations on harvesting, according to a new report. “Developing the potential of inland fisheries is a major challenge but can also be viewed as an opportunity to meet Africa’s growing need for fish and, hence, better nutrition,” the report said. Conversely, the conventional single-species fisheries management approach that most fisheries in Africa take to harvesting has, for decades, failed to “prevent overfishing, lacking control over the continuous increase in fishing capacity or the technological developments that went with it,” according to the report. “Conventional fisheries management [also] fails to take into account the interactions between species and that the structure of ecosystems, by focusing heavily on target selectivity, has been severely impacted despite all the conservation measures implemented,” the report said. To warm the industry up to the new approach, the report recommends educational programs targeting such stakeholders as fishery managers, tourism fishing captains, conservationists, and civil society organizations on the principles of balanced harvesting.

The Baroque opera Dido and Aeneas, composed by Henry Purcell with lyrics by Nahum Tate, is returning in a new psychological production of the Bertini Choir directed by Iris Goren. A sorceress (Uri Elkayam) mimics the will of the gods, who command Aeneas to leave North Africa and sail to Italian lands. Lyrics that remain forever“The lyrics Tate wrote are immortal,” Czarny told The Jerusalem Post. “Dido is presented to us as a little doomed from the start,” Elkayam told the Post. “When Dido enters the stage, she is already wrapped in them – Belinda and the maids untie her.

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), has launched develoPPP Ventures, a new funding scheme for South African startups. The funding is decided within the framework of regular competitions, with startups receiving grants of up to EUR 100,000 (US$110,000) towards a growth investment to scale up their development-relevant business model. develoPPP Ventures financing is tailored to raise these companies above the first threshold of becoming attractive enough for commercial investors or financial institutions. GIZ is supported by the international startup ecosystem-building organization VC4A and community-driven angel investment group Jozi Angels in implementing develoPPP Ventures in South Africa. Applications for the first develoPPP Ventures competition for South Africa are open here until June 30.

The Canon Academy Video Roadshow, Canon’s immersive learning experience for aspiring filmmakers and content creators, sets its sights on Kenya. The Canon Academy Video platform, launched in 2022, provides a comprehensive online film school accessible in English and French. The Canon Academy Video platform has already garnered an overwhelming response, with over 14,000 aspiring filmmakers registering to hone their skills. In response to their desire for a more practical experience, Canon is bridging the gap between online learning and real-world application with the Canon Academy Video Roadshow. INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN FILMMAKINGLed by industry experts, the Canon Academy Video Roadshow empowers aspiring filmmakers with practical knowledge and the confidence to pursue their creative visions.