Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Burkina Faso
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr Sustained
Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0 New
Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Top today
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Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0 New
Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr Sustained
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Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
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Selbymay, CC BY-SA 4.0 8Gazo
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Everyday apps here: Google Discover · DramaBox - Stream Drama Shorts · CapCut · Telegram · Google Maps. 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 295 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Congo Beat Sierra Leone 3-1 in AFCON Qualifier (riotimesonline.com)
- Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)
Survey · 2023 82% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual3.7 words per 1,000usually 3.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual4.4 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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By category
Business & economy
1Alon Dictaphone-Voice Recorder
Everyday app
Cars & transport
1Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
Everyday app
2GPS Tracker - Mobile Tracking, Routing Record
Everyday app
Education & careers
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
Everyday app
269 Positions Pro for Kamasutra
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Health & wellness
Everyday app
3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
2TradingView: Track All Markets
Everyday app
Everyday app
Sports
Everyday app
21xBet Burkina Faso: Bet Online
Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 43Tech & software 6Gaming 5Media & entertainment 4Advertising & marketing 4Telecom & internet 4Education 4Sports & fitness 3Fashion & beauty 2Travel & tourism 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Health & pharma 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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
- Infectious Diseases
- Nutrition and Dietetics
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
1Didi B
3Asake
4Wizkid
5DJ Maphorisa
Falling
Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0 6Ninho
Rising
7Blaqbonez
10Himra
Breakout
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Orange Max it • Money Shop TV
2ChatGPT
3Wave - Mobile Money
4CapCut
Rising
5Google Discover
Rising
6YouTube app
Falling
7Telegram
Rising
8Facebook app
9Snapchat
10Google Maps
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Alpin Quest PRO – Outdoor GPS
3CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
4Badoo Premium
5The Conjugator
6Total files pro
7English / French dictionary
8VLC Streamer Pro
9CamToPlan PRO
10Threema for iOS
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.