Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Benin

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.

Rising

1rb leipzig – manchester city
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
2lens – côme
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
3slavia prague – arsenal
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches
4classement fenerbahçe – liverpool football club
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
5Kylian Mbappé
Sustained
Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches

Top today

1rb leipzig – manchester city
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
2lens – côme
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
3slavia prague – arsenal
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches
4classement fenerbahçe – liverpool football club
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
5Kylian Mbappé
Sustained
Sports · Google Trends · 200+ searches
Daviessimo, CC BY-SA 3.0
6Liverpool
Sustained
Travel & places · Google Trends · 200+ searches
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
7Tiakola
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
Fessal Bako, CC BY-SA 4.0
8Damien Mama
Celebrities & creators · Wikipedia · 162 reads
9aek athènes – real madrid
Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches
10Camera+ Legacy
Tech & AI · App Store · #12 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: X · Shadowrocket · Meta AI · FlickReels - AI Story & Drama · WhatsApp. 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 253 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
11.1% of the news · usually 9.3% · 28 articles
- Bénin: Le président Wadagni a nommé un nouveau chef d'état-major à la tête de l'armée (allafrica.com)
- Νιγηρία: Ο στρατός σκληραίνει τη στάση του απέναντι στους τζιχαντιστές - Αποκλείει την κατάπαυση του πυρός (in.gr)
Democracy and elections
2.0% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1.9× usual · 5 articles
- Nicuşor Dan participă vineri la reuniunea Curţii Constituţionale din cadrul Asociaţiei Curţilor Constituţionale Francofone (bursa.ro)
- Preşedintele Nicuşor Dan participă la reuniunea de lucru din cadrul Asociaţiei Curţilor Constituţionale Francofone (stiripesurse.ro)
Immigration
1.6% of the news · usually 0.9% · 1.8× usual · 4 articles
- Tolerance.ca® - Nigéria : les réfugiés affluent au Niger et au Bénin, le HCR réclame des fonds (tolerance.ca)
Health
1.2% of the news · usually 0.4% · 3.1× usual · 3 articles
Jobs and work
0.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.6× usual · 2 articles
AI
0.4% of the news · usually 2.2% · 1 articles
- Former Ministers and a Former Head of Government Press the G20 to Put Brain Health Inside Its AI Agenda (manilatimes.net)
Climate
0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.1× usual · 1 articles
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
Cost of living
0.4% of the news · usually 0.1% · 4.0× usual · 1 articles
- Akpoguma champions real estate investment partnerships, technology to build trust, expand opportunities – The Sun Nigeria (thesun.ng)
- Expert champions real estate investment partnerships, technology - Blueprint Newspapers Limited (blueprint.ng)

How the news sounds

Tone−1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.2× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.2The GDELT Project
Fear1.2× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
Anger1.5× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 4.6The GDELT Project
Sadness0.8× usual3.6 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.7× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 6.9The 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.

Gio Antonio, Public domain
1ChatGPT
Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 99 reads

By category

Business & economy

1Scanner App: Scan Documents
App Store · #94 in free apps
2Meta Business Suite
App Store · #97 in free apps
3LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
App Store · #43 in free apps

Cars & transport

1iLocation+: Here!
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

1Louis Segond Bible (LSG)
Bible Louis Segond (LSG)
App Store · #100 in free apps

Education & careers

1Speak & Learn English: Learna
App Store · #76 in free apps
2The Conjugator
Everyday app
Le Conjugueur
App Store · #19 in paid apps
3Forvo Pronunciation
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
Everyday app
App Store · #8 in paid apps
2Yas App: Top-up & Internet
Everyday app
Yas App : Recharge & Internet
App Store · #27 in free apps
3101 Positions KamaSutra Prime
Everyday app
App Store · #33 in paid apps

Gaming

1Le Robert Mobile Dictionary
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
App Store · #18 in paid apps
2737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #41 in paid apps
3888Starz: Sports Betting
App Store · #56 in free apps

Health & wellness

1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #17 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1MyBOA - Mobile Banking
App Store · #88 in free apps
2MetaTrader 5
App Store · #98 in free apps
3UBA RedPay Banking App
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #18 in free apps

Movies & TV

1FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in free apps
2Oldify - Old Face App
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps
3VLC Streamer Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #30 in paid apps

Music

J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Tiakola
Apple Music · #1 in songs
2AsapJo
Apple Music · #6 in songs
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
3Asake
Apple Music · #7 in songs

Celebrities & creators

Fessal Bako, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Damien Mama
Wikipedia · 162 reads
2Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · #35 in songs

Sports

Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Kylian Mbappé
Sustained
Google Trends · 200+ searches
Concepcion AMAT ORTA…, CC BY 3.0
2Real Madrid CF
Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
3A.E.K.
Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

Tech & AI

1Camera+ Legacy
App Store · #12 in paid apps
Gio Antonio, Public domain
2ChatGPT
Wikipedia · 99 reads
3Flo
App Store · #72 in free apps

Travel & places

Daviessimo, CC BY-SA 3.0
1Liverpool
Sustained
Google Trends · 200+ searches
2eCurrency - Currency Converter
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in paid apps
3Gozem
Everyday app
App Store · #34 in free apps

Industries here

Music 23 Tech & software 10 Sports & fitness 7 Media & entertainment 5 Gaming 4 Advertising & marketing 4 Telecom & internet 3 Education 3 Legal & professional services 3 Jobs, HR & staffing 3 Travel & tourism 2 Finance & banking 2 Crypto & digital assets 2 Nonprofits & NGOs 2 AI 1 Health & pharma 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

Inflation-0.4%Jan 2021 · −1.6 pts since Dec 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment1.6%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth8.1%2025 · +0.6 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment2.9%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Research

Most-published fields last month

Plant Science
19 papers
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
14 papers
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
12 papers · rising +51%

OpenAlex

Society

People online34.0%2024 · +1.6 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Say humans mainly cause climate change22.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Want climate made a high government priority58.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Tiakola
6AsapJo
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
7Asake
8Mahoota, Mark Khoza, Uncool MC & Candy Flow RSA

Apple Music · 2026-11-06

App Store · Free apps

1MoMo App
2X
Breakout
3ChatGPT
4Meta AI
Breakout
51xPartners Dashboard
Falling
6Melbet World: Sports Betting
Falling
7WhatsApp
Rising
8Tiktok
Rising
9CapCut
Falling
10WhatsApp Business

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App Store · 2026-11-06

App Store · Paid apps

1Shadowrocket
Rising
2Threema for iOS
Falling
3What time is it?
Falling
4USB Disk
5Badoo Premium
6Total files pro
7Free Tone - Calling & Texting
8Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
9Fongo World Edition
10MP3 2 Ringtone

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