Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026
Malawi
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Rising
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Rema
Rising
Rising
Top today
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Rising
Rising
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 5Rema
Rising
Icebox, CC BY 3.0 Falling
Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · My Airtel Africa · ProCam - Pro Camera · Facebook app · Google Maps. 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 584 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Global Warming Projected to Exceed 1.5 Degrees Celsius: Developing Countries Burdened (zodiakmalawi.com)
Survey · 2023 88% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- AI a Tool; Not a Project Leader, PMI Malawi Warns (zodiakmalawi.com)
- AIブームで富裕国と貧困国の格差拡大の恐れ、Ayre Think Tankの大規模調査で経済的利益に3600億ドルの差が判明 (chibanippo.co.jp)
- Chisale hands over 21 chairs to Southern Region Immigration Office (nyasatimes.com)
- Chisale steps in with furniture for Immigration (malawi24.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual3.1 words per 1,000usually 3.4The GDELT Project
- Fear1.3× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual6.4 words per 1,000usually 6.1The 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
Everyday app
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Cars & transport
1Distance & Area Measure On Map
Everyday app
Nature, climate & disasters
Everyday app
Education & careers
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
3Youtify + for Spotify Premium
Everyday app
Music
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Rising
Celebrities & creators
Falling
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Travel & places
Everyday app
2Timon-Money App for Travellers
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 42Tech & software 16Media & entertainment 9Advertising & marketing 7Telecom & internet 6Fashion & beauty 4Sports & fitness 4Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Health & pharma 2Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Gaming 1Cars & mobility 1Transport & logistics 1Education 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
- Inflation11.2%Feb 2020 · −0.1 pts since Jan 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment5.1%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth1.9%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment6.9%2025 · +0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online19.0%2024 · +1.0 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change39.1%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority71.2%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Future
Breakout
2Eli Njuchi
Falling
3Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
Breakout
5Asake
Icebox, CC BY 3.0 7Lil Baby
10DJ Maphorisa
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Facebook app
Rising
2My Airtel Africa
Rising
3WhatsApp
Rising
4ChatGPT
Falling
5WhatsApp Business
6TNM Smart App
7CapCut
Rising
8Google Maps
Rising
9Tiktok
Falling
10Google Chrome
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
3CamScanner+
4ProCam - Pro Camera
Rising
5737 Flight Simulator
6Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
7VLC Streamer Pro
8TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner
9QueText
Falling
10TuneIn
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.