Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026

MauritaniaLimited data

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

Rising

Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
1Billie Eilish
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
2Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs
Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0
3Ninho
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs
YoussefAbdallahEG, CC BY 4.0
4Ramy Sabry
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #18 in songs
Photo Courtesy of NYS Senate Media Services, CC BY 2.0
5Jay-Z
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #28 in songs

Top today

Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
1Billie Eilish
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #13 in songs
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0
2Karol G
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #3 in songs
Waxx, CC BY 3.0
3Franglish
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs
4Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #9 in songs
5Mauvais Djo
Rising
Celebrities & creators · Apple Music · #2 in songs
Photo Courtesy of NYS Senate Media Services, CC BY 2.0
6Jay-Z
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #28 in songs
Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0
7Ninho
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs
YoussefAbdallahEG, CC BY 4.0
8Ramy Sabry
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #18 in songs
9Stormy
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
Du Nord au Sud - Album Foot Korner, CC BY 3.0
10Didine Canon 16
Music · Apple Music · #25 in songs

Everyday apps here: Tiktok · Meta AI · ChatGPT · WhatsApp · 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 590 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

Immigration
2.0% of the news · usually 1.6% · 12 articles
Cost of living
1.5% of the news · usually 0.4% · 4.4× usual · 9 articles
Health
1.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 1.6× usual · 8 articles
War and security
1.2% of the news · usually 2.8% · 7 articles
Jobs and work
0.7% of the news · usually 1.1% · 4 articles
Climate
0.3% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2 articles
- السور الأخضر العظيم.. مشروع أفريقي لمكافحة التصحر يصطدم بتحديات التمويل والأمن (aljazeera.net)
AI
0.2% of the news · usually 0.5% · 1 articles
Democracy and elections
0.0% of the news · usually 0.5% · 0 articles
- Nicuşor Dan participă vineri la reuniunea Curţii Constituţionale din cadrul Asociaţiei Curţilor Constituţionale Francofone (bursa.ro)
- Preşedintele Nicuşor Dan participă la reuniunea de lucru din cadrul Asociaţiei Curţilor Constituţionale Francofone (stiripesurse.ro)

How the news sounds

Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.9The GDELT Project
Anxiety0.8× usual2.0 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
Fear0.9× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
Anger0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 6.0The GDELT Project
Sadness0.9× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 4.7The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.8× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 5.8The 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

1Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
App Store · #50 in paid apps
2Voice Memos Recorder Plus Pro
Everyday app
App Store · #48 in paid apps
3Livii: Food & Groceries
Everyday app
App Store · #45 in free apps

Cars & transport

1Saydah
App Store · #88 in free apps
2GPS & Map Toolbox
Everyday app
App Store · #22 in paid apps
3GPS Recorder X
Everyday app
App Store · #38 in paid apps

Books, arts & history

1القرآن الكريم - مصحف المدينة
App Store · #70 in free apps
2The complete Holy Quran without internet
Everyday app
القرآن الكريم كاملا دون انترنت
App Store · #25 in free apps
3مصحف التجويد الملون برواية ورش
Everyday app
App Store · #61 in free apps

Education & careers

1Learn English
Everyday app
تعلم اللغة الانجليزية
App Store · #8 in paid apps
2English / French dictionary
Everyday app
App Store · #9 in paid apps
3Dictionnaire d'arabe Larousse
Everyday app
App Store · #13 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Ternit Plus
App Store · #60 in free apps

Gaming

1737 Flight Simulator
App Store · #21 in paid apps
2Akinator
App Store · #32 in paid apps
3Le Robert Mobile Dictionary
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
App Store · #45 in paid apps

Health & wellness

1Riayati
App Store · #93 in free apps
2Pocket Glasses PRO
Everyday app
App Store · #15 in paid apps
3Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1Wave - Mobile Money
App Store · #91 in free apps
2Gocrypto: Crypto Trading
App Store · #98 in free apps
3DataMan - Data Usage Widget
Everyday app
App Store · #1 in paid apps

Movies & TV

1FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
App Store · #87 in free apps
2Beder: Art of Tradition
Everyday app
App Store · #19 in free apps
3Quwet El Hob
Everyday app
App Store · #55 in free apps

Music

Raph_PH, CC BY 4.0
1Billie Eilish
Breakout
Apple Music · #13 in songs
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0
2Karol G
Rising
Apple Music · #3 in songs
Waxx, CC BY 3.0
3Franglish
Weekly
Apple Music · #11 in songs

Celebrities & creators

1Mauvais Djo
Rising
Apple Music · #2 in songs

Sports

11xPartners Dashboard
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in free apps
2Yalla Shoot - Live Scores
Everyday app
App Store · #51 in free apps

Tech & AI

1Ma'adeni
App Store · #76 in free apps
2Shazam
App Store · #84 in free apps
3Amerigo Music - Offline Music
App Store · #95 in free apps

Travel & places

1CarApp Passenger
App Store · #64 in free apps
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #6 in free apps
3Flight Radar Pro Plane Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps

Industries here

Music 58 Media & entertainment 8 Tech & software 8 Gaming 3 Advertising & marketing 3 Telecom & internet 3 Education 3 Travel & tourism 2 Finance & banking 2 Crypto & digital assets 2 Legal & professional services 2 Jobs, HR & staffing 2 Retail & e-commerce 1 Fashion & beauty 1 Cars & mobility 1 Transport & logistics 1 Health & pharma 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

Inflation2.8%Jan 2020 · +0.1 pts since Dec 2019World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
Unemployment10.3%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
GDP growth4.0%2025 · −2.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
Youth unemployment22.9%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0

Society

People online45.8%2024 · +0.8 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0

Charts

Apple Music · Artists

1Stormy
2Mauvais Djo
Rising
Junta de Andalucía, CC BY-SA 2.0
3Karol G
Rising
4Tiakola
Falling
Fab_Photo_29, CC BY-SA 2.0
8Ninho
Rising
9Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Breakout

Apple Music · 2026-11-06

App Store · Free apps

1ChatGPT
Rising
2BCIpay
Falling
3Sedad
4Meta AI
Breakout
5Tiktok
Breakout
6Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Falling
7WhatsApp
Rising
8YouTube app
Rising
9WhatsApp Business
Falling
10Snapchat
Breakout

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App Store · 2026-11-06

App Store · Paid apps

1DataMan - Data Usage Widget
2Shadowrocket
3Deck-Man: Cassette Player
4Pipedata-Plus
5Salatuk - صلاتك
6Total files pro
7CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
8Learn English
9English / French dictionary
10القاعدة النورانية ورش
Falling

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