Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026
Ghana
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Ameyaw Debrah, CC BY-SA 3.0 2Efya
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Kofi Amoakoh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Audiomack - Play Music Offline · SportyBet: Sports Betting · Threema for iOS · The Conjugator. 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 2,745 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Jobs and work Anxious
- Nigeria, eight other African countries record 67 yellow fever cases, 18 deaths — WHO (premiumtimesng.com)
- Immigration More than usual
- Climate More than usual
- 50 students, teachers in Sunyani West undergo training to spearhead climate action (businessghana.com)
Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Chinese malls hold 60% of Ghana's retail market – GUTA president (businessdayghana.com)
- Has Ghana's disinflation story hit a bump? (cnbcafrica.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear1.3× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 5.0The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.7The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 7.6The 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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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.
Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/Photo by Monika Flueckiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Louis le Grand, Public domain U.S. Senate Photographic Studio, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0 Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
3Jolly Phonics Sounds Adventure
Falling Everyday app
Le Conjugueur
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Rising
Everyday app
Music
Ameyaw Debrah, CC BY-SA 3.0 1Efya
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Kofi Amoakoh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Politics & world affairs
Copyright by World Economic Forum swiss-image.ch/Photo by Monika Flueckiger, CC BY-SA 2.0 Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0 Louis le Grand, Public domain
Sports
New
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Bojan Lazarevic, ZivojinMisic slike, CC BY 3.0 No machine-readable author provided. The JPS assumed (based on copyright claims…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Erik Kristensen, CC BY 2.0
Industries here
Music 36Sports & fitness 17Tech & software 12Travel & tourism 6Government & public sector 6Nonprofits & NGOs 5Fashion & beauty 3Gaming 3Advertising & marketing 3Telecom & internet 3Media & entertainment 2Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Cars & mobility 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
- Inflation4.8%Jul 2026 · −0.5 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.0%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth6.0%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment5.8%2025 · +0.5 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
- General Health Professions
Society
- People online72.2%2024 · +1.5 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change39.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority64.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
App Store · Free apps
1ChatGPT
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2Waze
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3MoMo App
4Audiomack - Play Music Offline
Rising
5Chicken: Egg Savings
Rising
6SportyBet: Sports Betting
Rising
7WhatsApp
8CapCut
Falling
9Tiktok
Falling
10Snapchat
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Betting Tips for Football
3Nkyea Keyboard
4Chordality
Falling
5Threema for iOS
Rising
6The Conjugator
Breakout
7Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide
8PadLab - Live Pads
Falling
9Star Sports Football Tips
10atvTools
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.