Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Congo - Kinshasa
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
Louis le Grand, Public domain Rising
Sustained
Breakout
This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
Top today
Louis le Grand, Public domain Rising
Sustained
Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Breakout
Breakout
Noela mirobi, CC BY-SA 3.0 New
This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
New
Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
10zone bet
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Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Snapchat · Tiktok · X · SB TV. 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 323 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
Survey · 2023 66% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Who dares wins: LPG, the next frontier for Africa's downstream (dailynews.co.tz)
- Virus Ebola Bundibugyo. Oms: due nuovi vaccini sperimentali entrano nello studio clinico in Congo (quotidianosanita.it)
How the news sounds
- Tone−2.4positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.1× usual3.5 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual4.4 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.3 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 4.5The 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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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
Louis le Grand, Public domain Rising
Gio Antonio, Public domain Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Daniel Torok, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
2Sun Seeker - Tracker & Compass
Everyday app
Education & careers
3YayTalk: Learn & Speak English
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
Everyday app
269 Positions Pro for Kamasutra
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Health & wellness
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
2Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
3FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Everyday app
Music
Breakout
Noela mirobi, CC BY-SA 3.0 New
Rinat Croft, CC BY-SA 3.0 3XXL
Celebrities & creators
acrofan.com, CC BY-SA 3.0
Politics & world affairs
Louis le Grand, Public domain Rising
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Daniel Torok, Public domain
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tech & AI
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Gio Antonio, Public domain
Travel & places
This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
Alexandra Fakiri, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Sports & fitness 10Travel & tourism 5Nonprofits & NGOs 5Music 4Tech & software 4Media & entertainment 3Gaming 3Government & public sector 3Advertising & marketing 2Telecom & internet 2AI 1Education 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
- Inflation3.8%Dec 2019 · +0.5 pts since Nov 2019World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment4.4%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth5.8%2025 · −0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment7.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Infectious Diseases
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Society
- People online19.7%2024 · +0.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change29.6%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority58.3%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
2WhatsApp
Rising
3Tiktok
Rising
4Snapchat
Rising
5Facebook app
6WhatsApp Business
Falling
7CapCut
Falling
8Intro Maker for YouTube video
9Google Discover
Falling
10Instagram
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1PadLab - Live Pads
Breakout
2Fongo World Edition
Breakout
3Teevy
Falling
4Larousse French Dictionary
Falling
5Fliqlo
Falling
6Sun Surveyor (Sol y la Luna)
Falling
7QCM ATPL Examen Pilote
8The Conjugator
9Badoo Premium
10Solocator - GPS Field Camera
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.