The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov · Compared with the world
Benin
Benin’s zeitgeist, by theme
Each theme’s share of its news this week · Select a theme to see what’s inside it · How it’s counted
Beliefs
What people think about where things are going
Very worried these could seriously harm them
- Road accidents61%
- Severe weather50%
- Violent crime47%
- Wildfires40%
- Mental health36%
2025
By group: Road accidents
- Gender
- Women 64%Men 57%
- Age
- 18–29 57%30–49 62%50–64 69%
Feel the government cares about their wellbeing
2025
By group
- Gender
- Women 52%Men 59%
- Age
- 18–29 58%30–49 46%50–64 61%
Worried about climate change
2023
Say climate change is mostly caused by people
2023
Want climate change to be a priority
2023
See climate change as a very serious threat to the country
2025
By group
- Gender
- Women 56%Men 57%
- Age
- 18–29 53%30–49 59%50–64 67%
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Could cover basic needs for less than a month without income
2025
By group
- Gender
- Women 49%Men 45%
- Age
- 18–29 42%30–49 54%50–64 40%
Benin · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Seen from inside and outside
How the world sees this country this week: the news abroad, pictures and videos.
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, formerly known as Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the northwest, and Niger to the northeast. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital.
- Bénin : le gouvernement évalue les performances du système éducatif pour améliorer sa qualitélanouvelletribune.info
- Les espaces verts passent de 40 à 100 hectares24haubenin.info
- Benin seeks China's expertise to better manage marine resourcesnigeriasun.com
- Shettima seeks royal counsel for 2027 polls, hails Oba of Benin's push for artefacts returnthesun.ng
- Economic strain persists in Benin despite anti-corruption progresschannelafrica.co.za
- Benin Ships First Crude Cargo for Decades From Revived Oil Fieldgcaptain.com
- The Francophone African Music Industries Fair (SIMA) announces its 3rd Edition in Republic of Benin | November 12th -…bellanaija.com
- Miss Littérature Sénégal : dix finalistes en compétition pour représenter le pays à la finale africaine au Bénindakaractu.com · 2 outlets
Pictures
StudentsPeace Corps · Public domain 
The Adokandji Hospital in Lalo, Couffo.Roger soro · CC BY-SA 4.0 
Music groupAlexlovesafrica · CC BY-SA 4.0 
The Portuguese Empire was the longest European presence in Benin, beginning in 1680 and ending in 1961 when the last forces left Ajudá.Uncredited. Published in Portuguese magazine O Ocidente , December 1886. · Public domain 
Dahomey Amazons with the King at their head, going to war, 1793Archibald Dalzel · Public domain 
A French depiction of the conquest of Dahomey in 1893G. Gernadin · Public domain
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Photos from Wikipedia’s articles, on Wikimedia Commons
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Benin · The week of 7 Nov to 13 Nov
Who’s in the news
The people and organizations named in the most news stories about this place this week.
People
2.7× last week
5.5× last week
New
Organizations
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Discussion
Benin · Friday, 13 November 2026
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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
- Intelligence artificielle et Innovation : Le Bénin désigné premier pays pilote de l'initiative du réseau consacrée à l'IA (gouv.bj)
- blackNgreen's AI Platforms Now Reach 225 Million People Across Africa, Bringing First-Time Credit to Over a Million and New Revenue to the Continent's Telcos (businessdayghana.com)
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger1.3× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.9 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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By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Books, arts & history
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Education & careers
2Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
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Fashion & beauty
1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
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Gaming
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Sports
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Travel & places
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Industries here
Music 17Tech & software 8Gaming 4Telecom & internet 3Travel & tourism 2Media & entertainment 2Sports & fitness 2Advertising & marketing 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Fashion & beauty 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Education 1Nonprofits & 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
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Plant Science
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Agronomy and Crop Science
Society
- 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
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App Store · Free apps
1MoMo App
2ChatGPT
3WhatsApp Business
4CapCut
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5Tiktok
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7Google Maps
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8Snapchat
9WhatsApp
10Facebook app
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App Store · Paid apps
1Threema for iOS
2USB Disk
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3Shadowrocket
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4Badoo Premium
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5Total files pro
6Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
7Fongo World Edition
8Free Tone - Calling & Texting
9MP3 2 Ringtone
10Flight Tracker Pro Plane Radar
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Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.