Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Ghana
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Kiet Le, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
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Remigius F. McCoy, MAfr., CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Breakout
Top today
Remigius F. McCoy, MAfr., CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Breakout
Kiet Le, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
Suzy1919, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
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dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
Everyday apps here: MoMo App · CapCut · Chromagraph Camera · e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go · Camera+ Legacy. 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 417 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Ghana, Sweden to deepen cooperation in digital economy, AI and trade (businessghana.com)
- 2027 Budget: Offer bold policies to stimulate growth - AGI, GNCCI, GUTA to govt (graphic.com.gh)
- Ghana: Prostate Cancer – Separating Myths From Facts – Ghanamma.com (ghanamma.com)
- Cutting-Edge Medical Innovations and Global Health (gatesfoundation.org)
- At COP31: Ghana pushes for bankable China-Africa green projects (ghanaiantimes.com.gh)
- 수도권매립지관리공사, 가나와 온실가스 국제감축사업 '시동' (heraldcorp.com)
Survey · 2023 68% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.6× usual0.3 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual3.7 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.8× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 7.2The 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.
Remigius F. McCoy, MAfr., CC BY-SA 4.0 Bank of Ghana , http://www.ghanacedi.gov.gh, Public domain New
The White House, Public domain New
US Mission in Geneva, Public domain Rising
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Acephoto, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain New
Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Crime & justice
Suzy1919, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Books, arts & history
Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Fashion & beauty
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Bank of Ghana , http://www.ghanacedi.gov.gh, Public domain New
Rising
Music
Rising
Bank of Ghana , http://www.ghanacedi.gov.gh, Public domain New
Politics & world affairs
US Mission in Geneva, Public domain Rising
Acephoto, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Society & beliefs
Remigius F. McCoy, MAfr., CC BY-SA 4.0 Richter Frank-Jurgen, CC BY-SA 2.0
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Drickan, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Rising
Tech & AI
Breakout
Industries here
Music 31Sports & fitness 11Travel & tourism 9Government & public sector 7Media & entertainment 5Tech & software 3Education 3Gaming 2Nonprofits & NGOs 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.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news2reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 1 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news13reports of events, mostly in English12 Nov 2026 · usually 11 a dayThe GDELT Project
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
- Education
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Economics and Econometrics
- Epidemiology
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
2MoMo App
Rising
3CapCut
Rising
4Audiomack - Play Music Offline
5Tiktok
Falling
6WhatsApp
7YouTube app
8Snapchat
9Telegram
10My MTN Ghana
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
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3Chromagraph Camera
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4Camera+ Legacy
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5SimMon
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6IPTV ATLAS: Player & Guide
New
7Ghanakey Pro
Falling
8Handy GPS
Falling
9PadLab - Live Pads
Falling
10Star Sports Football Tips
Falling
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.