Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026

Mauritania

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

Rising

1Barid-Cash
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in free apps
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
2SDM
Breakout
Celebrities & creators · Apple Music · #1 in songs
3Mahdara Quran | مصحف المحظرة
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #6 in free apps
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
4Tiakola
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #4 in songs
5Mechili
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in free apps

Top today

1Barid-Cash
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #3 in free apps
2Bab's OG
Breakout
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
3SDM
Breakout
Celebrities & creators · Apple Music · #1 in songs
4Mahdara Quran | مصحف المحظرة
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #6 in free apps
Photograph: Miller Rodríguez ( Pretty Puke ), CC BY-SA 3.0
5Lil Peep
New
Music · Apple Music · #19 in songs
Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0
6Ed Sheeran
Back
Music · Apple Music · #22 in songs
7Mechili
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in free apps
8Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #10 in songs
Suren Kartashyan, CC BY 3.0
9Massari
New
Music · Apple Music · #27 in songs
Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0
10Dadju
Back
Music · Apple Music · #28 in songs

Everyday apps here: Henfolio · ChatGPT · Shadowrocket · Salatuk - صلاتك · Yango: taxi, food, delivery. 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 629 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

War and security More than usual Anxious
3.3% of the news · usually 1.8% · 1.9× usual · 21 articles
- وفد عسكري من القوات الخاصة الموريتانية يزور بولندا (alakhbar.info)
- بيرام: تحويل ملف المدونين إلى إرهاب تضخيم للعقوبة (alakhbar.info)
Climate
2.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3.0× usual · 15 articles
- La Première Dame prend part à une table ronde sur l'initiative « Zéro déchet » et le renforcement de la coopération climatique – Tahalil :: Journal Électronique Mauritanien (journaltahalil.com)
- غزواني يلتقي أحمد الشرع على هامش قمة أنطاليا بتركيا (alakhbar.info)
Immigration
2.1% of the news · usually 2.0% · 13 articles
Jobs and work
1.4% of the news · usually 1.2% · 9 articles
Cost of living
0.6% of the news · usually 0.5% · 4 articles
Democracy and elections
0.6% of the news · usually 0.4% · 1.6× usual · 4 articles
- Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)
Health
0.6% of the news · usually 0.9% · 4 articles
AI
0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2 articles
- افتتاح ورشة حول الذكاء الاصطناعي والحقوق الرقمية في موريتانيا - الوكالة الموريتانية للأنباء (ami.mr)

How the news sounds

Tone−0.9positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.8The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.1× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.4The GDELT Project
Fear1.2× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.6The GDELT Project
Anger1.0× usual5.6 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
Sadness1.0× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 4.8The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 5.6The 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

1MauriEx
App Store · #56 in free apps
2Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
App Store · #50 in paid apps
3Scanner App: Scan Documents
App Store · #81 in free apps

Cars & transport

1GPS & Map Toolbox
Everyday app
App Store · #20 in paid apps
2GPS Recorder X
Everyday app
App Store · #38 in paid apps
3Sehdini
Everyday app
App Store · #47 in free apps

Books, arts & history

1The complete Holy Quran without internet
Everyday app
القرآن الكريم كاملا دون انترنت
App Store · #30 in free apps
2القرآن الكريم - مصحف المدينة
Everyday app
App Store · #85 in free apps
3مصحف التجويد الملون برواية ورش
Everyday app
App Store · #90 in free apps

Education & careers

1Nejah AI
App Store · #99 in free apps
2Learn English
Everyday app
تعلم اللغة الانجليزية
App Store · #5 in paid apps
3English / French dictionary
Everyday app
App Store · #6 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Salatuk - صلاتك
Everyday app
App Store · #2 in paid apps
2Nous : Couple
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #40 in free apps

Food & drink

1Jini Client
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #31 in free apps

Gaming

1Akinator
App Store · #31 in paid apps
2Le Robert Mobile Dictionary
Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
App Store · #45 in paid apps

Health & wellness

1Pocket Glasses PRO
Everyday app
App Store · #12 in paid apps
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
App Store · #30 in paid apps
3Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
Everyday app
App Store · #42 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1BAMIS DIGITAL
App Store · #84 in free apps
2Masrvi
Everyday app
App Store · #17 in free apps
3DataMan - Data Usage Widget
Everyday app
App Store · #22 in paid apps

Movies & TV

1XXX
Wikipedia · 92 reads
2Youtify + for Spotify Premium
Everyday app
App Store · #9 in paid apps
3Beder: Art of Tradition
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in free apps

Music

1Bab's OG
Breakout
Apple Music · #2 in songs
Photograph: Miller Rodríguez ( Pretty Puke ), CC BY-SA 3.0
2Lil Peep
New
Apple Music · #19 in songs
Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 3.0
3Ed Sheeran
Back
Apple Music · #22 in songs

Celebrities & creators

J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
1SDM
Breakout
Apple Music · #1 in songs
2Mauvais Djo
Falling
Apple Music · #41 in songs

Sports

Alejandro Vilar, CC0
1Julio Iglesias
Apple Music · #56 in songs
2Yalla Shoot: Football Results
App Store · #94 in free apps
31xPartners Dashboard
Everyday app
App Store · #49 in free apps

Tech & AI

1Barid-Cash
Breakout
App Store · #3 in free apps
2Mahdara Quran | مصحف المحظرة
Breakout
App Store · #6 in free apps
3Mechili
Rising
App Store · #10 in free apps

Travel & places

1CarApp Passenger
App Store · #98 in free apps
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
Everyday app
App Store · #2 in free apps
3Flight Radar Pro Plane Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #27 in paid apps

Industries here

Music 49 Tech & software 9 Media & entertainment 6 Telecom & internet 4 Gaming 3 Education 3 Sports & fitness 2 Advertising & marketing 2 Legal & professional services 2 Jobs, HR & staffing 2 Travel & tourism 1 Retail & e-commerce 1 Finance & banking 1 Crypto & digital assets 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

J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
1SDM
Breakout
2Bab's OG
Breakout
3Ninho
Falling
J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0
4Tiakola
Breakout
8Stormy
9Karol G
Rising
10Khalifa Ould Eide & Dimi Mint Abba
Rising

Apple Music · 2026-11-13

App Store · Free apps

1ChatGPT
2Yango: taxi, food, delivery
3Barid-Cash
Breakout
4Google Discover
5Sedad
Falling
6Mahdara Quran | مصحف المحظرة
Breakout
7YouTube app
8Bankily
Falling
9Tiktok
Falling
10Mechili
Rising

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App Store · 2026-11-13

App Store · Paid apps

1Shadowrocket
2Salatuk - صلاتك
3Total files pro
4CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
5Learn English
6English / French dictionary
7صحيح البخاري و مسلم
8iPray: Adhan · Prayer · Qibla
9Youtify + for Spotify Premium
10Dictionnaire d'arabe Larousse

Show the top 50