Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026
Congo - Kinshasa
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Back
Bernardo da Gallo, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Back
Paté kroute, CC0 New
Top today
Bernardo da Gallo, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Back
Paté kroute, CC0 New
Rising
Sustained
Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sustained
Weekly
Everyday apps here: Deck-Man: Cassette Player · WhatsApp Business · WhatsApp · Tiktok · ChatGPT. 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 332 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- OIF : André Flahaut tacle la France, « le néocolonialisme ne passe plus » (mediacongo.net)
- Journal en Francais (radiookapi.net)
- War and security More than usual
Survey · 2023 66% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- AllianceBernstein: Emerging-Market Debt: The Next Frontier for AI Disruption (finanznachrichten.de)
How the news sounds
- Tone−2.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −2.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.3× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.3× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual7.6 words per 1,000usually 7.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.3 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual4.6 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.
Bernardo da Gallo, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio), CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Louis le Grand, Public domain Gio Antonio, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
2Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Education & careers
1Driving Theory Test 4 in 1 Kit
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Gaming
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Health & wellness
1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
2Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Back
Rising
Weekly
Politics & world affairs
Bernardo da Gallo, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
יהב טרודלר (Yahav Trudler - Yahav Studio), CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Louis le Grand, Public domain
Sports
Paté kroute, CC0 New
Sustained
Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
Tech & AI
Rising
Gio Antonio, Public domain
Travel & places
Garcia-Pavilion, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Industries here
Music 34Sports & fitness 13Tech & software 4Government & public sector 4Nonprofits & NGOs 4Travel & tourism 3Media & entertainment 2Gaming 2AI 1Telecom & internet 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Education 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Infectious Diseases
- Education
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
Apple Music · Artists
1Zozo machine king
Rising
2Tiakola
Falling
6PSON
8La Fève
9Fally Ipupa
10Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
2CapCut
3WhatsApp
4WhatsApp Business
Rising
5Intro Maker for YouTube video
Falling
6Google Discover
7Facebook app
8Snapchat
9Xender: Transfer, Share Files
10Audiomack - Play Music Offline
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Deck-Man: Cassette Player
Breakout
2Shadowrocket
Falling
3PadLab - Live Pads
Breakout
4Video Master Pro
Rising
5FL Studio Mobile
Falling
6AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Falling
7English-French Dictionary
Falling
8GESTION COMMERCIALE PRO
9Teevy
10LumaFusion
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-10
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.