Africa · Saturday, 7 November 2026
Malawi
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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Capital FM Kenya, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Muhammed amine benloulou, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Everyday apps here: ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV · Google Maps · Tiktok · MyDStv · FlickReels - AI Story & Drama. 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
Survey · 2023 88% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.5The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual3.2 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.4× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 5.0The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual7.0 words per 1,000usually 6.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual6.5 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 →
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.
Louis le Grand, Public domain Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
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
Food & drink
Everyday app
Health & wellness
2Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Celebrities & creators
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Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Politics & world affairs
Louis le Grand, Public domain Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
1Timon-Money App for Travellers
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 47Tech & software 19Media & entertainment 11Advertising & marketing 7Telecom & internet 7Fashion & beauty 6Sports & fitness 5Education 3Retail & e-commerce 2Gaming 2Government & public sector 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Travel & tourism 1Health & 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
- 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
1Future
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 2Asake
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3Eli Njuchi
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6Tman Xpress & Mellow & Sleazy
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8TxC
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9DJ Maphorisa
10Crispy Malawi
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Apple Music · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Facebook app
2My Airtel Africa
3ChatGPT
4WhatsApp Business
5Google Maps
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6Tiktok
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7TNM Smart App
8CapCut
9WhatsApp
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10Instagram
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
3CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
4ProCam - Pro Camera
5737 Flight Simulator
6Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
7VLC Streamer Pro
8TurboScan™ Pro: PDF scanner
9TuneIn
10The K53 Learner's Test App
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App Store · 2026-11-08
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.