Africa · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Benin

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

Rising

1séville – deportivo alavés
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
2everton – coventry city
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
3république du congo
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
4classement fc séville – deportivo alavés
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Top today

1séville – deportivo alavés
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
2everton – coventry city
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
3classement fc séville – deportivo alavés
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 500+ searches
4république du congo
Sustained
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
5Photo Measures
Tech & AI · App Store · #2 in paid apps
Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0
6Didi B
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
7Tiakola
Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
8Asake
Music · Apple Music · #24 in songs
Seyi vibez, CC BY-SA 4.0
9Seyi Vibez
Music · Apple Music · #30 in songs
10Himra
Music · Apple Music · #32 in songs

Everyday apps here: Threema for iOS · Meta AI · 1xPartners Dashboard · Google Maps · BeSoccer. 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 256 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
10.2% of the news · usually 9.7% · 26 articles
- La Unión Europea presiona a Sudán para que aclare si usó armas químicas durante su guerra civil (libertaddigital.com)
- Bénin : Le général Abou Issa prend les commandes de l'armée face au défi terroriste - (africalog.com)
Immigration
1.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1.6× usual · 4 articles
Democracy and elections
1.2% of the news · usually 1.3% · 3 articles
- Six battle for Oredo House of Reps seat (thenationonlineng.net)
Health
0.8% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.6× usual · 2 articles
Jobs and work
0.8% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
AI
0.4% of the news · usually 1.9% · 1 articles
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% · 3.9× usual · 1 articles

How the news sounds

Tone−1.0positive 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
Anger1.4× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
Sadness0.7× usual3.5 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.7× usual5.1 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.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →

By category

Business & economy

1TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner
Everyday app
App Store · #16 in paid apps
2B2B Commerce with Alibaba
Everyday app
Commerce B2B avec Alibaba
App Store · #42 in free apps
3Scanner App: Scan Documents
Everyday app
App Store · #72 in free apps

Cars & transport

1iLocation+: Here!
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Ecolia
App Store · #93 in free apps
2What time is it?
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #14 in paid apps
3The Conjugator
Everyday app
Le Conjugueur
App Store · #19 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 · #25 in free apps
3101 Positions KamaSutra Prime
Everyday app
App Store · #33 in paid apps

Gaming

1MP3 2 Ringtone
App Store · #11 in paid apps
2Le Robert Mobile Dictionary
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
App Store · #18 in paid apps
3737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #41 in paid apps

Health & wellness

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

Money & crypto

1UBA RedPay Banking App
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #37 in free apps
2CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator
Everyday app
App Store · #36 in paid apps
3Mixx Togo
Everyday app
App Store · #48 in free apps

Movies & TV

1WeLovEya Festival
App Store · #69 in free apps
2Oldify - Old Face App
Everyday app
App Store · #29 in paid apps
3VLC Streamer Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in paid apps

Music

Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Didi B
Apple Music · #1 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Tiakola
Apple Music · #19 in songs
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
3Asake
Apple Music · #24 in songs

Celebrities & creators

1Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · #66 in songs

Sports

1Sofascore: Live Sports Scores
App Store · #75 in free apps
2Flashscore: Live Scores & News
App Store · #98 in free apps
31xPartners Dashboard
Everyday app
App Store · #3 in free apps

Tech & AI

1Photo Measures
App Store · #2 in paid apps
2Cast To TV Screen Mirror
App Store · #85 in free apps
3Tinder
App Store · #89 in free apps

Travel & places

1Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in free apps
2eCurrency - Currency Converter
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps
3Gozem
Everyday app
App Store · #30 in free apps

Industries here

Music 18 Media & entertainment 6 Gaming 6 Tech & software 6 Advertising & marketing 4 Sports & fitness 3 Telecom & internet 3 Education 2 Fashion & beauty 1 Legal & professional services 1 Jobs, 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

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

Aristidek5maya, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Didi B

Apple Music · 2026-11-08

App Store · Free apps

1MoMo App
2Meta AI
Rising
31xPartners Dashboard
Rising
4ChatGPT
5X
Falling
6CapCut
7Tiktok
8WhatsApp
9WhatsApp Business
10Google Maps
Rising

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App Store · 2026-11-08

App Store · Paid apps

1Threema for iOS
Rising
2Photo Measures
3Shadowrocket
Falling
4Whisper Notes: Sprache zu Text
Falling
5USB Disk
6Badoo Premium
7Total files pro
8Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
9Free Tone - Calling & Texting
10Fongo World Edition

Show the top 50