By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
A chilli sample taken in Triolet, Mauritius, contained 3.175 mg/kg of chlorothalonil, 317.5 times the stated limit of 0.01 mg/kg. The Pesticides Regulatory Office’s June 2026 report says six of the 44 samples analysed exceeded maximum residue limits, according to Defimedia.
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Salary gaps between African countries reach a ratio of one to four, according to a ranking published in October 2026 by LiveGDP. The brief report mentions the countries with the highest incomes on the continent without naming them or giving the amounts, reports 7info.
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Togo recorded 439 road accidents, 31 deaths and 715 injuries in September 2026, according to the Road Safety Division. Motorcyclists accounted for more than 38% of those killed, while speeding, alcohol, overloading and not wearing helmets were among the risks cited by Commissioner Tassa Agba.
🇹🇬 Togo · Source: Icilomé ·
Meta has been ordered to pay 25 billion dollars to New Mexico for its role in the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The sum would increase by 3.75 billion dollars a year, or 15% interest, until it is paid, according to the state’s attorney general, cited by Le Monde.
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Real Madrid host RB Leipzig on 21 October at the Santiago Bernabéu for the third matchday of the 2026-2027 Champions League league phase. Madrid have six points and Leipzig three ahead of the match, according to La Nouvelle Tribune.
🌍 World · Source: La Nouvelle Tribune ·
Washington orders US diplomats to leave Saudi ArabiaThe US State Department has ordered non-essential diplomats and their families to leave Saudi Arabia after attacks killed at least three people and injured eight. The measure affects US employees in the country, where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted civilian sites, according to spokesman Tommy Pigott, cited by Reuters.
Tests seek origin of Ebola infection in NigeriaNigerian authorities, the World Health Organization and Africa CDC have given different accounts of the journey taken by the patient infected with the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola after her passage through Uganda. Genetic tests are expected to determine whether her infection is linked to the regional outbreak, RFI reports.The week in Africa
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