France remains at the top of the 2017 Food Sustainability Index (FSI), which ranks 34 countries according to their food system sustainability
Industry
Dangote partners with Jumia to sell cement online

Chux Mogolu in a handshake with Juliet Anammah after the flag-off of on-line purchase deal. (Image source: Dangote Cement)
Dangote Cement has signed a pact with Jumia Nigeria, one of the leading e-commerce platforms in the country, to sell cement to customers online, a move that aims to reduce price and ease logistics inherent in the purchase of products
Specim launches hyperspectral camera to analyse material samples

Specim IQ focuses on providing new standard in usability and information availability. (Image source: Specim)
Specim Spectral Imaging Ltd has launched the world’s first mobile hyperspectral camera, Specim IQ, to analyse material samples in industries ranging from food and health to forensic investigation, recycling, art and agriculture
SIMEST partners with Ansaldo Energia for international expansion
SIMEST has acquired 11 per cent stake in Ansaldo Energia Switzerland, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Ansaldo Energia, an Italian power engineering company
Liquid Telecom Uganda partners with The Innovation Village

Liquid Telecom will roll out high-speed internet and cloud-based services to Ugandan start-ups. (Photo: Adobestock)
The new deal forms part of Liquid Telecom’s African Innovation initiative which is helping African innovation hubs to develop emerging technologies, such as cloud