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Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

Liberia

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Rising

  1. Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0

    1Ayra Starr

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  2. 2DJ Maphorisa

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs

  3. 3Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr & Young Jonn

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #27 in songs

  4. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Rema

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

Top today

  1. Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0

    1Ayra Starr

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  2. 2DJ Maphorisa

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs

  3. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Rema

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  4. 4Johnny Drille, Ayra Starr & Young Jonn

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #27 in songs

  5. OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Davido

    Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs

  6. United States Congress, Public domain

    6Hakeem Jeffries

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 103 reads

  7. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

    7Asake

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  8. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

    8Blaqbonez

    Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs

  9. 9Camera+ Legacy

    Tech & AI · App Store · #19 in paid apps

  10. 10FOLA

    Music · Apple Music · #5 in songs

Everyday apps here: Tiktok · Meta AI · Audiomack - Play Music Offline · Facebook Messenger · Snapchat. 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 233 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. Health
    2.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2.5× usual · 6 articles
  2. Immigration
    1.3% of the news · usually 1.1% · 3 articles
  3. War and security
    1.3% of the news · usually 0.9% · 3 articles
  4. Climate
    0.9% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1.9× usual · 2 articles
  5. Jobs and work
    0.9% of the news · usually 0.9% · 2 articles
  6. AI
    0.4% of the news · usually 0.9% · 1 articles
  7. Democracy and elections
    0.4% of the news · usually 1.4% · 1 articles
  8. Cost of living
    0.0% of the news · usually 0.4% · 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. United States Congress, Public domain

    1Hakeem Jeffries

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 103 reads

By category

Business & economy

  1. 1Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    Everyday app

    App Store · #2 in paid apps

  2. 2Docs² | for Microsoft Office

    Everyday app

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

  3. 3Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF

    Everyday app

    App Store · #40 in paid apps

Cars & transport

  1. 1Speed Tracker. Pro

    Everyday app

    App Store · #42 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1BetterSpeak: AI Language Tutor

    App Store · #71 in free apps

  2. 2YayTalk: Learn & Speak English

    App Store · #84 in free apps

  3. 3Bible

    App Store · #85 in free apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1FamiGuru

    App Store · #53 in free apps

  2. 2Miloc: Find Family & Friends

    Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in free apps

  3. 3NGL: ask me anything

    Everyday app

    App Store · #67 in free apps

Gaming

  1. 1737 Flight Simulator

    App Store · #32 in paid apps

  2. 2Premier Bet Sports Betting

    App Store · #43 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log

    Everyday app

    App Store · #27 in paid apps

  2. 2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1MTN MoMo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #47 in free apps

  2. 2Gocrypto: Crypto Trading

    Everyday app

    App Store · #72 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Movie Box Drama Show

    App Store · #97 in free apps

  2. 2Sex Chat

    Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in paid apps

  3. 3FlickReels - AI Story & Drama

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in free apps

Music

  1. Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0

    1Ayra Starr

    Rising

    Apple Music · #6 in songs

  2. 2DJ Maphorisa

    Rising

    Apple Music · #33 in songs

  3. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Rema

    Rising

    Apple Music · #8 in songs

Politics & world affairs

  1. United States Congress, Public domain

    1Hakeem Jeffries

    Wikipedia · 103 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1CCTV LIVE Camera Footage

    Everyday app

    App Store · #26 in paid apps

Sports

  1. 1Star LR

    App Store · #98 in free apps

  2. 2betPawa Sports Betting

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in free apps

  3. 3Winners Bet Liberia

    Everyday app

    App Store · #55 in free apps

Tech & AI

  1. 1Camera+ Legacy

    App Store · #19 in paid apps

  2. 2OwnVPN

    App Store · #48 in free apps

  3. 3PDF Reader - Easy Editor

    App Store · #75 in free apps

Industries here

Music 44Tech & software 11Media & entertainment 7Telecom & internet 5Advertising & marketing 4Education 4Fashion & beauty 2Gaming 2Sports & fitness 2Government & public sector 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

Society

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

  1. OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0

    1Davido

  2. Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0

    2Asake

  3. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

    4Blaqbonez

  4. 5FOLA

  5. Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0

    6Ayra Starr

    Rising

  6. 7Victony

  7. Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Rema

    Rising

  8. 9OMAH LAY & Gunna

    Falling

  9. 10Seyi Vibez

Apple Music · 2026-11-06

App Store · Free apps

  1. 1Meta AI

    Rising

  2. 2Audiomack - Play Music Offline

    Rising

  3. 3ChatGPT

    Falling

  4. 4Tiktok

    Breakout

  5. 5Facebook Messenger

    Rising

  6. 6Snapchat

    Rising

  7. 7CapCut

    Falling

  8. 8WhatsApp

  9. 9Facebook app

    Rising

  10. 10Xender: Transfer, Share Files

Show the top 100

    App Store · 2026-11-06

    App Store · Paid apps

    1. 1Shadowrocket

    2. 2Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    3. 3Merriam-Webster Dictionary+

    4. 4Procreate

    5. 5FILCA - Vintage Film Camera

    6. 6Docs² | for Microsoft Office

    7. 7WiFi Master Pro - WiFi.com

    8. 8Sex Chat

    9. 9IP Television: IPTV Player

    10. 10e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go

    Show the top 50

      App Store · 2026-11-06

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