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Africa · Saturday, 7 November 2026

Ghana

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


Rising

  1. 1Handy GPS

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in paid apps

  2. Ameyaw Debrah, CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Efya

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 724 reads

  3. 3Kofi Wayo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 527 reads

  4. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 317 reads

  5. 5Nana Adwoa Awindor

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 310 reads


Top today

  1. Ameyaw Debrah, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Efya

    New

    Music · Wikipedia · 724 reads

  2. 2Kofi Wayo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 527 reads

  3. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 317 reads

  4. 4XXX

    Weekly

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 515 reads

  5. 5Nana Adwoa Awindor

    New

    Movies & TV · Wikipedia · 310 reads

  6. 6Como 1907

    New

    Sports · Wikipedia · 260 reads

  7. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 187 reads

  8. 8Handy GPS

    Breakout

    Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in paid apps

  9. 9BIGJOE Ghana

    Business & economy · App Store · #18 in free apps

  10. 10Kweku Smoke

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

Everyday apps here: SportyBet: Sports Betting · CapCut · Tiktok · WhatsApp · Xender: Transfer, Share Files. 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 344 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 2.0% of the news · usually 2.0% · 7 articles
  2. 1.7% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1.6× usual · 6 articles
  3. 1.2% of the news · usually 1.2% · 4 articles
  4. 0.9% of the news · usually 1.2% · 3 articles
  5. 0.9% of the news · usually 0.3% · 3.1× usual · 3 articles

    Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  6. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 0 articles
  7. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 0 articles
  8. 0.0% of the news · usually 0.6% · 0 articles

How the news sounds

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.

  1. 1Kofi Wayo

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 527 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 187 reads

  3. DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0

    3Nana Oye Bampoe Addo

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 144 reads

  4. 4Cupid Media

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 144 reads

  5. Louis le Grand, Public domain

    5Cleopatra

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 113 reads

  6. 6Facebook

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 101 reads

  7. Atiku Abubakar, CC BY 2.0

    7Atiku Abubakar

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches


By category

Business & economy

  1. 1BIGJOE Ghana

    App Store · #18 in free apps

  2. RVD, Jeroen van der Meyde, CC0

    2Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

  3. 3Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    Everyday app

    App Store · #31 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Tesla Cybertruck

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

  2. 2VaMijo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #41 in free apps

Education & careers

  1. 1Jolly Phonics Sounds Adventure

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in paid apps

  2. 2لسان العرب - Lisan al-Arab

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

  3. 3The Conjugator

    Falling Everyday app

    FrenchLe Conjugueur

    App Store · #13 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Kamasutra Sex Positions Guide

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Chris B.

    Everyday app

    App Store · #68 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1XXX

    Wikipedia · 104 reads

  2. 2Betway: Sports Betting

    App Store · #38 in free apps

  3. 31xBet Ghana: Betting & Casino

    App Store · #43 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #41 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Convertisseur de Devise Pro

    App Store · #5 in paid apps

  2. 2CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  3. 3Amanficash-loan base

    App Store · #89 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1XXX

    Weekly

    Wikipedia · 515 reads

  2. 2Nana Adwoa Awindor

    New

    Wikipedia · 310 reads

  3. 3ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV

    App Store · #84 in free apps

Music

  1. Ameyaw Debrah, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Efya

    New

    Wikipedia · 724 reads

  2. 2Kweku Smoke

    Apple Music · #1 in songs

  3. 3Oseikrom Sikanii & Medikal

    Apple Music · #32 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. Struway2, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Jobe Bellingham

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

Politics & world affairs

  1. 1Kofi Wayo

    New

    Wikipedia · 527 reads

  2. Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Abdul El-Sayed

    New

    Wikipedia · 187 reads

  3. DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0

    3Nana Oye Bampoe Addo

    Wikipedia · 144 reads

Sports

  1. Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Jesús de Miguel

    New

    Wikipedia · 317 reads

  2. 2Como 1907

    New

    Wikipedia · 260 reads

  3. Garth Newton, CC BY-SA 2.0

    3Nottingham Forest F.C.

    Google Trends · 10,000+ searches

Tech & AI

  1. 1Handy GPS

    Breakout

    App Store · #3 in paid apps

  2. 2Fongo World Edition

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  3. 3WHO Anthro

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. Erik Kristensen, CC BY 2.0

    1Ghana

    Wikipedia · 119 reads

  2. Pierbou, CC BY 3.0

    2Venice

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  3. Alexandra Fakiri, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Dortmund

    Google Trends · 200+ searches


Industries here

Music 35Sports & fitness 19Tech & software 9Nonprofits & NGOs 9Travel & tourism 8Government & public sector 5Media & entertainment 2Retail & e-commerce 1Gaming 1Cars & mobility 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

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
    60 papers
  • Education
    51 papers
  • Sociology and Political Science
    39 papers
  • General Health Professions
    38 papers · rising +37%

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Kweku Smoke

    2. 4Kofi Mole

    3. 7Asake

    4. 9Blaqbonez

    5. 10Davido

    Apple Music · 2026-11-08

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1ChatGPT

    2. 2SportyBet: Sports Betting

      Rising

    3. 3Audiomack - Play Music Offline

    4. 4CapCut

      Rising

    5. 5Tiktok

      Rising

    6. 6WhatsApp

    7. 7Snapchat

    8. 8Waze

      Falling

    9. 9YouTube app

    10. 10MoMo App

      Falling

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-08

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Shadowrocket

      2. 2Betting Tips for Football

      3. 3Handy GPS

        Breakout

      4. 4Fongo World Edition

      5. 5Convertisseur de Devise Pro

      6. 6CalcTape Paper Tape Calculator

      7. 7WHO Anthro

      8. 8Logos Lexicon — Bible Study

      9. 9RConsole

      10. 10채팅기록 잇기 - 카카오톡 버전 (for KakaoTalk)

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-08


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