Africa · Tuesday, 10 November 2026
BotswanaLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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Top today
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Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 10Future
Everyday apps here: Life360: Family Safety & GPS · Microsoft Word · Tiktok · Google Chrome · Tinder. 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 598 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Climate More than usual
Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Botswana's AI Paradox: Rich in Connectivity, Poor in Opportunity (weekendpost.co.bw)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.0positive minus negative words per 100usually +1.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.1 words per 1,000usually 2.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.4The GDELT Project
- Anger1.1× usual4.0 words per 1,000usually 3.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.6The 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
2LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker
Everyday app
Le ConjugueurFashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
Industries here
Music 54Tech & software 16Media & entertainment 7Advertising & marketing 5Telecom & internet 5Sports & fitness 3Education 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Fashion & beauty 2Gaming 2Health & pharma 2Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 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
- Inflation9.5%Jul 2026 · −1.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment24.5%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth-0.7%2025 · +2.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment46.0%2025 · +0.7 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online57.5%2024 · −0.4 pts since 2022World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change29.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority64.0%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
3Thatohatsi & Sjava
4Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon
5Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba
6DJ Maphorisa
7Focalistic
8Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI
9Kabza De Small & Dlala Thukzin
10Sam Deep, Nia Pearl & Boohle
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Apple Music · 2026-11-11
App Store · Free apps
1YuPaiIndependent
Breakout
2Meta AI
Falling
3Life360: Family Safety & GPS
Breakout
4ChatGPT
Falling
5Claude by Anthropic
Falling
6SHEIN - Compras Online
7Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Falling
8Betway Online Sports & Casino
9CapCut
10Telegram
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App Store · 2026-11-11
App Store · Paid apps
1Cbz Reader
Breakout
2Difela Tsa Sione Hymns
Falling
3The Conjugator
Falling
4Difela Tsa Sione
5Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps
6Shadowrocket
7Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone
81500 Ringtones Unlimited - Download the best iPhone Ringtones
9TuneIn
10Learn Kalanga
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App Store · 2026-11-11
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.