Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026
Burkina Faso
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 7Ios
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Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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10Bnxn
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Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · CamScanner+ · Badoo Premium · The Conjugator · Total files pro. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 284 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- Nigeria, eight other African countries record 67 yellow fever cases, 18 deaths — WHO (premiumtimesng.com)
Survey · 2023 82% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual3.9 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 4.8The GDELT Project
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Sule Barma, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
Commerce B2B avec Alibaba
Gaming
- Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Health & wellness
Everyday app
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Music
Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Politics & world affairs
Sule Barma, Public domain
Sports
Everyday app
Travel & places
kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Ios
Sustained
Industries here
Music 48Tech & software 43Media & entertainment 17Advertising & marketing 14Telecom & internet 11Legal & professional services 4Jobs, HR & staffing 4Travel & tourism 3Fashion & beauty 3Sports & fitness 2Education 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Government & public sector 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Economy
- Inflation4.5%Sept 2020 · +0.4 pts since Aug 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.5%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.3%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.4%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Plant Science
- General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Society
- People online28.3%2024 · +2.9 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change29.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority64.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Didi B
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5Ninho
6Wizkid
7Bnxn
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8Sindika
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Apple Music · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Orange Max it • Money Shop TV
2ChatGPT
31xBet Burkina Faso: Bet Online
4CapCut
5Wave - Mobile Money
6X
7WhatsApp
8YouTube app
9Tiktok
10Facebook app
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Fongo World Edition
Breakout
2Shadowrocket
Falling
3CamScanner+
Falling
4Badoo Premium
5The Conjugator
6Total files pro
7English / French dictionary
8VLC Streamer Pro
9CamToPlan PRO
10Threema for iOS
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.