Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026

GambiaLimited data

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

Rising

1IPTV Player: M3U Playlist
New
Movies & TV · App Store · #19 in free apps
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Rema
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs
3Luna Soccer: Scores & Stats
Back
Sports · App Store · #28 in free apps
4Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr & Young Jonn
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
5Yacine TV - لايف
Back
Movies & TV · App Store · #30 in free apps

Top today

1IPTV Player: M3U Playlist
New
Movies & TV · App Store · #19 in free apps
2Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr & Young Jonn
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Rema
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs
4Luna Soccer: Scores & Stats
Back
Sports · App Store · #28 in free apps
Chidera D.O., CC BY-SA 4.0
5Young Jonn
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #25 in songs
6Yacine TV - لايف
Back
Movies & TV · App Store · #30 in free apps
7Waaji
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #40 in songs
8NHANCE
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs
9Kidd Carder & Mavo
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #12 in songs
10Darkoo & Asake
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #41 in songs

Everyday apps here: MyAfricell AO · IP Television: IPTV Player · Afrimoney AO · QCELL · APS Wallet: Customer. 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 1,473 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

Immigration Anxious
4.8% of the news · usually 5.0% · 70 articles
- Émigration Clandestine: La Traque Aux Candidats S'intensifie (rewmi.com)
- Gambie : 24 Sénégalais parmi 104 candidats à l'émigration irrégulière interceptés lors d'une vaste opération nocturne (seneweb.com)
Democracy and elections More than usual
1.9% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2.0× usual · 28 articles
- APO Group - Africa Newsroom / Press release | Head of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission Arrives in Cabo Verde Ahead of Presidential Election (africa-newsroom.com)
- HEAD OF ECOWAS ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION ARRIVES IN CABO VERDE AHEAD OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) (ecowas.int)
Jobs and work More than usual
1.6% of the news · usually 0.7% · 2.2× usual · 23 articles
War and security
0.8% of the news · usually 4.5% · 12 articles
- UK, Gambia honour fallen heroes at annual Remembrance Service (thepoint.gm)
Health
0.3% of the news · usually 1.0% · 5 articles
- Sénégal, Nigéria, Ghana : les succès de l'Afrique de l'Ouest face à la tuberculose selon l'OMS (pressafrik.com)
- Record entry list expected for 2027 Bathurst 12 Hour (speedcafe.com)
Climate
0.2% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3 articles
- At COP31: Ghana pushes for bankable China-Africa green projects (ghanaiantimes.com.gh)
- Africa: At COP31 - Ghana Pushes for Bankable China-Africa Green Projects (allafrica.com)
AI
0.1% of the news · usually 0.6% · 2 articles
Cost of living
0.1% of the news · usually 0.1% · 1 articles

How the news sounds

Tone−1.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
Anxiety0.9× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
Fear1.2× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.7The GDELT Project
Anger0.7× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 6.8The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project

News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.

Pro The news mood day by day for the last 90 days, with each issue’s share, as CSV and PDF. Try Pro free for 7 days →

By category

Business & economy

1JENDAL
App Store · #73 in free apps
2Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
App Store · #14 in paid apps
3Autoparts for Toyota
Everyday app
App Store · #35 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

1The Noorani Qaida
Everyday app
القاعدة النورانية
App Store · #7 in paid apps
2200+ Islamic Stories (Pro)
Everyday app
App Store · #19 in paid apps
3Al Quran MP3 Audio Offline
Everyday app
App Store · #46 in free apps

Education & careers

1Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
Everyday app
App Store · #4 in paid apps
2Al Bukhari (Sahih Bukhari)
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps
3myDuaa: Fortress of a Muslim | حصن المسلم
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Fliqlo
Everyday app
App Store · #24 in paid apps
2Universalis
Everyday app
App Store · #45 in paid apps
3Miloc: Find Family & Friends
Everyday app
App Store · #77 in free apps

Gaming

11xBet: Sports Betting
1xBet: Apuestas Deportivas
App Store · #21 in free apps

Health & wellness

1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #16 in paid apps
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #38 in paid apps
3Beep It - interval timer
Everyday app
App Store · #47 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1MyAfricell AO
Everyday app
App Store · #1 in free apps
2Afrimoney AO
Everyday app
App Store · #16 in free apps
3MyAfricell RDC
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in free apps

Movies & TV

1IPTV Player: M3U Playlist
New
App Store · #19 in free apps
2Yacine TV - لايف
Back
App Store · #30 in free apps
3DSLR remote for Canon EOS
Everyday app
App Store · #50 in paid apps

Music

1Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr & Young Jonn
Rising
Apple Music · #13 in songs
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Rema
Rising
Apple Music · #2 in songs
Chidera D.O., CC BY-SA 4.0
3Young Jonn
Rising
Apple Music · #25 in songs

Sports

1Luna Soccer: Scores & Stats
Back
App Store · #28 in free apps
2KUKI Football
App Store · #40 in free apps
3Live Football TV: HD streaming
App Store · #42 in free apps

Tech & AI

1MyAfricell-SL
App Store · #39 in free apps
2ThemePack: Widgets & Wallpaper
App Store · #55 in free apps
3737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #26 in paid apps

Travel & places

1GPS Status & Toolbox
Everyday app
App Store · #22 in paid apps

Industries here

Music 46 Sports & fitness 12 Media & entertainment 9 Tech & software 5 Fashion & beauty 2 Gaming 2 Retail & e-commerce 1 Advertising & marketing 1 Telecom & internet 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

Upcoming national votes

2026 Gambian presidential election
5 Dec 2026

Economy

Inflation5.7%Dec 2020 · −0.1 pts since Nov 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment6.5%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth5.9%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment10.9%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Society

People online49.5%2024 · +0.8 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

1AMADEUS & Aida Samb
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Rema
Rising
4Asake
Rising
6Blaqbonez
Falling
7Masicka & Kraff Gad
8Davido
9DJ Maphorisa
Rising

Apple Music · 2026-11-13

App Store · Free apps

1MyAfricell AO
Breakout
2ChatGPT
Falling
3Tiktok
Falling
4QCELL
Rising
5APS Wallet: Customer
Rising
6Snapchat
7WhatsApp
Falling
8MyAfricell GM
9Wave - Mobile Money
Falling
10Facebook app

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App Store · 2026-11-13

App Store · Paid apps

1Shadowrocket
2IP Television: IPTV Player
Rising
3IP Cam Viewer Pro
Falling
4Quran Majeed Pro القرآن المجيد
5IMEI Checker Blacklist Phone
6WiFi Master Pro - WiFi.com
7The Noorani Qaida
8AnkiMobile Flashcards
9Keyplan 3D - Home design
10Threema for iOS

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