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Africa · Wednesday, 11 November 2026

BotswanaLimited data

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


Rising

  1. 1TeleGuard

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Skillz, Simmy & Zeh McGeba

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs

  3. 3Royal Musiq

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs


Top today

  1. 1TeleGuard

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Royal Musiq

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  3. 3Skillz, Simmy & Zeh McGeba

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs

  4. 4Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI

    Music · Apple Music · #7 in songs

  5. 5W4DE & Royal Musiq

    Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs

  6. 6DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  7. 7Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  8. 8Shyft – Global Money App

    Money & crypto · App Store · #47 in free apps

  9. 9The Rise Choir

    Music · Apple Music · #29 in songs

  10. 10Thatohatsi & Sjava

    Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs

Everyday apps here: Tiktok · Meta AI · ChatGPT · Facebook app · Instagram. 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 663 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Climate More than usual
    4.8% of the news · usually 0.8% · 5.8× usual · 32 articles

    Survey · 2023 75% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  2. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.4% · 8 articles
  3. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.4% · 8 articles
  4. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.6% · 7 articles
  5. 1.1% of the news · usually 1.3% · 7 articles
  6. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.8% · 6 articles
  7. 0.2% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1 articles
  8. 0.2% of the news · usually 0.6% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

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

  1. 1Meta Business Suite

    App Store · #86 in free apps

  2. 2美团经营宝 (原美团开店宝)

    App Store · #94 in free apps

  3. 3LinkedIn: Community & Network

    Everyday app

    App Store · #38 in free apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Speed Tracker. Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in paid apps

  2. 2GPS Kit - Offline GPS Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #29 in paid apps

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 1Living Earth - Horloge & météo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1Bible

    App Store · #98 in free apps

  2. 2Difela Tsa Sione Hymns

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  3. 3The Conjugator

    Everyday app

    FrenchLe Conjugueur

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1The Secret To Money

    Everyday app

    App Store · #48 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Pedros Chicken Botswana

    App Store · #90 in free apps

  2. 2Zebras Groceries & Food

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #55 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1737 Flight Simulator

    App Store · #38 in paid apps

  2. 2Gizmo: AI Tutor

    App Store · #75 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1预约挂号网-医院问诊咨询软件

    App Store · #95 in free apps

  2. 2梧桐艾灸

    App Store · #96 in free apps

  3. 3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #12 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Shyft – Global Money App

    App Store · #47 in free apps

  2. 2RedotPay: Crypto Card & Pay

    App Store · #52 in free apps

  3. 3中信银行

    App Store · #93 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1ReelyGo - Stream Short Dramas

    App Store · #63 in free apps

  2. 2FlickReels - AI Story & Drama

    App Store · #70 in free apps

  3. 3BlinkDrama - Short Dramas

    Everyday app

    App Store · #59 in free apps

Music

  1. 1Royal Musiq

    Rising

    Apple Music · #8 in songs

  2. 2Skillz, Simmy & Zeh McGeba

    Rising

    Apple Music · #22 in songs

Sports

  1. HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0

    1J. Cole

    Apple Music · #90 in songs

  2. 2Betway Online Sports & Casino

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1TeleGuard

    Breakout

    App Store · #1 in paid apps

  2. 2Love8 - App for Couples

    App Store · #58 in free apps

  3. 3VPN - Fast & Secure VPN ™

    App Store · #60 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1Airbnb

    App Store · #81 in free apps

  2. 2Yango: taxi, food, delivery

    Everyday app

    App Store · #10 in free apps


Industries here

Music 57Tech & software 12Telecom & internet 8Media & entertainment 4Legal & professional services 4Jobs, HR & staffing 4Fashion & beauty 3Finance & banking 3Crypto & digital assets 3Travel & tourism 2Gaming 2Sports & fitness 2Health & pharma 2Education 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Advertising & marketing 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

Society


Charts

Apple Music · Artists

  1. 1DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna

  2. 2Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy

  3. 3Thatohatsi & Sjava

  4. 4Darque, Atmos Blaq, Zawadi Yamungu & Tycoon

  5. 5Dlala Thukzin & Zeh McGeba

  6. 6DJ Maphorisa

  7. 7Uncool MC, DJ Maphorisa & N T S A K O XVI

  8. 8Royal Musiq

    Rising

  9. 9W4DE & Royal Musiq

  10. 10Focalistic

Show the top 100

    Apple Music · 2026-11-12

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1Meta AI

      Rising

    2. 2ChatGPT

      Rising

    3. 3Life360: Family Safety & GPS

    4. 4Tiktok

      Rising

    5. 5Claude by Anthropic

    6. 6Facebook app

      Rising

    7. 7SHEIN - Shopping Online

    8. 8Google Maps

    9. 9CapCut

    10. 10Yango: taxi, food, delivery

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-12

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1TeleGuard

        Breakout

      2. 2Cbz Reader

        Falling

      3. 3Difela Tsa Sione Hymns

        Falling

      4. 4The Conjugator

      5. 5Difela Tsa Sione

      6. 6Difela Tsa Sione by ZolApps

      7. 7Shadowrocket

      8. 8Tips & Tricks Pro - for iPhone

      9. 91500 Ringtones Unlimited - Download the best iPhone Ringtones

      10. 10TuneIn

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-12


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