Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Kenya
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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102026 United States elections
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Everyday apps here: Meta AI · Tiktok · Instagram · Chromagraph Camera · Threema for iOS. 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 387 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Gachagua to Open New Wamunyoro Bases in Two Counties (nairobiwire.com)
- FRN spokesperson denies any move on Uvira amid claims of intensified fighting (kenya-today.com)
- Percentage of people who paid a bribe in Kenya (the-star.co.ke)
- UNEP urges increase in adaptation financing as climate risks intensify (bignewsnetwork.com)
- UNEP urges increase in adaptation financing as climate risks intensify-Xinhua (english.news.cn)
Survey · 2023 74% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.6The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.5 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 6.4The 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.
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Office of U.S. Senator David Perdue, Public domain Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Public domain New
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Business & economy
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Crime & justice
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Books, arts & history
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Fashion & beauty
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Money & crypto
1Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
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Sports
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Travel & places
Pxhere, CC0 1Como
Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 Legohun, CC BY-SA 3.0
Industries here
Music 26Media & entertainment 19Tech & software 12Government & public sector 8Sports & fitness 6Travel & tourism 4Telecom & internet 3Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 1AI 1Security & defence 1Nonprofits & 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 news1reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news13reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 12 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation6.5%Jul 2026 · +0.1 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment5.4%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth4.6%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment15.2%2025 · −0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Education
- Sociology and Political Science
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Society
- People online35.0%2024 · +2.9 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change33.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority66.4%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Lupin
2How to Ruin Diwali
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5Nobody Wants This
7A Couple of Lies
8The One About Matthew Perry
9Doctor X: Mafia in White
10The Fall of El Mayo
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Collision Course
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2Surviving Hurricane Otis
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3Blackout
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4Animals
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5Seriously Single Too
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6Doing Life
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7Armored
8Nowhere to Run
9The Paradise
10Manoj Bajpayee
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Bien-Aimé Baraza
2Asake
4Wizkid
5DJ Maphorisa
8Ywaya Tajiri
9Burna Boy
10Drake
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1Dj Shinski New Mixes
2So This Is Love
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3Supremacy sounds Mixes
4DJ TOPHAZ MIXES
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5DJ FESTA MIXES
6Mic Cheque Podcast
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7DJ KYM NICKDEE MIXES
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8Global News Podcast
9Rotten Mango
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10Dj Joe Mfalme
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
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2My-OneApp
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3ChatGPT
4Tiktok
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5WhatsApp
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6Telegram
7Instagram
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8Facebook app
9Gmail
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10CapCut
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
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2Shadowrocket
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3Threema for iOS
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4Badoo Premium
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5e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
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6Procreate
7Universalis
8Lumy
9Printer App: Scan PDF, Print
10StampFab - 3D Stamp Maker
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.