Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026

Benin

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

Rising

1AsapJo
Back
Music · Apple Music · #20 in songs
2barca vs
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
3Mahoota, Mark Khoza, Uncool MC & Candy Flow RSA
Back
Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs
4classement atlético madrid – fc barcelone
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
5Tiakola
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs

Top today

1classement atlético madrid – fc barcelone
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches
2AsapJo
Back
Music · Apple Music · #20 in songs
3barca vs
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
4Tiakola
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs
5atlético madrid – barcelone
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 20,000+ searches
6Mahoota, Mark Khoza, Uncool MC & Candy Flow RSA
Back
Music · Apple Music · #23 in songs
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
7Asake
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs
8lens – marseille
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 200+ searches
9barca
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 2,000+ searches
10classement man utd – aston villa
Breakout
Other · Google Trends · 500+ searches

Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · ChatGPT · WhatsApp · Facebook app · Snapchat. 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 271 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
10.3% of the news · usually 9.7% · 28 articles
- Bénin : Le président Wadagni nomme un nouveau chef d'Etat-major général des armées (seneweb.com)
Democracy and elections
1.1% of the news · usually 1.3% · 3 articles
- De la citoyenneté en Afrique, - Afriques en Lutte (afriquesenlutte.org)
Immigration
1.1% of the news · usually 1.1% · 3 articles
Jobs and work
0.7% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
AI
0.4% of the news · usually 1.9% · 1 articles
- ICT Insight with Institute of ICT Professionals: From MoMo fraud to AI enabled fraud (thebftonline.com)
Climate
0.4% of the news · usually 0.2% · 1.9× 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% · 3.7× usual · 1 articles
- Comparaison avec les pays de l'uemoa :Le Sénégal affiche la plus forte hausse mensuelle des prix de l'UEMOA (dakaractu.com)
Health
0.4% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

Tone−0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.3× usual2.8 words per 1,000usually 2.2The GDELT Project
Fear0.9× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
Anger1.4× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 4.6The GDELT Project
Sadness0.8× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.8× usual5.4 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

1Meta Business Suite
App Store · #82 in free apps
2TurboScan™ Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #16 in paid apps
3Alibaba.com B2B Trade App
Everyday app
App Store · #47 in free apps

Cars & transport

1iLocation+: Here!
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

1Louis Segond Bible (LSG)
Bible Louis Segond (LSG)
App Store · #99 in free apps

Education & careers

1What time is it?
Everyday app
App Store · #21 in paid apps
2The Conjugator
Everyday app
Le Conjugueur
App Store · #19 in paid apps
3Le Petit Larousse 2019
Everyday app
App Store · #22 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
Everyday app
App Store · #9 in paid apps
2Yas App: Top-up & Internet
Everyday app
Yas App : Recharge & Internet
App Store · #18 in free apps
3101 Positions KamaSutra Prime
Everyday app
App Store · #34 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 · #42 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 · #26 in free apps
2CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator
Everyday app
App Store · #37 in paid apps
3Binance: Buy Bitcoin & Crypto
Everyday app
App Store · #76 in free apps

Movies & TV

1Oldify - Old Face App
Everyday app
App Store · #30 in paid apps
2VLC Streamer Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #32 in paid apps
3DramaWave - Dramas & Reels
Everyday app
App Store · #35 in free apps

Music

1AsapJo
Back
Apple Music · #20 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Tiakola
Rising
Apple Music · #7 in songs
3Mahoota, Mark Khoza, Uncool MC & Candy Flow RSA
Back
Apple Music · #23 in songs

Celebrities & creators

1Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · #78 in songs

Sports

1La Liga
Rising
Google Trends · 200+ searches
János Korom Dr. >17 Million views from Wien, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0
2FC Barcelona
Google Trends · 500+ searches
31xPartners Dashboard
Everyday app
App Store · #6 in free apps

Tech & AI

1Google Flow
App Store · #56 in free apps
2Zangi - Private Messenger
App Store · #89 in free apps
3VPN - Super Unlimited Proxy ™
App Store · #90 in free apps

Travel & places

1OBD Fusion
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #3 in paid apps
2eCurrency - Currency Converter
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps
3Gozem
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in free apps

Industries here

Music 18 Tech & software 7 Media & entertainment 4 Gaming 4 Advertising & marketing 4 Sports & fitness 3 Telecom & internet 3 Education 2 Travel & tourism 1 Legal & professional services 1 Jobs, HR & staffing 1 Nonprofits & NGOs 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
20 papers
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
13 papers
Agronomy and Crop Science
12 papers · rising +127%

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

1Didi B
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
7Tiakola
Rising

Apple Music · 2026-11-10

App Store · Free apps

1MoMo App
2ChatGPT
Rising
3WeLovEya Festival
Falling
4Meta AI
5X
61xPartners Dashboard
7WhatsApp Business
8Claude by Anthropic
9Google Maps
10CapCut

Show the top 100

App Store · 2026-11-10

App Store · Paid apps

1Shadowrocket
Breakout
2Fongo World Edition
Falling
3OBD Fusion
Falling
4Threema for iOS
5Photo Measures
6USB Disk
7Badoo Premium
8Total files pro
9Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
10Free Tone - Calling & Texting

Show the top 50