Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Malawi
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Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Tiktok · 1688: Factory Direct · Spotify · 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 607 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Malawi urged to prioritise community preparedness in climate change fight (malawivoice.com)
- Malawi researchers investigate health effects of climate change (malawi24.com)
Survey · 2023 88% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- Malawi arrests over 1 000 foreign nationals in immigration crackdown (channelafrica.co.za)
- Sister Ursula celebrates 102 years (malawi24.com)
- Moldova, pe locul 77 în clasamentul democrației: doar 16% dintre țări au democrații depline (ziarulnational.md)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.3The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.5 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 6.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 6.3The GDELT Project
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.
The White House, Public domain
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Business & economy
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Education & careers
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Money & crypto
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Celebrities & creators
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Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0
Tech & AI
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Industries here
Music 44Tech & software 33Media & entertainment 13Telecom & internet 12Education 12Advertising & marketing 10Sports & fitness 9Fashion & beauty 8Health & pharma 8Travel & tourism 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Cars & mobility 2Transport & logistics 2
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
1Eli Njuchi
3Bien-Aimé Baraza
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4Asake
6Yo Maps & Makhadzi
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9Future
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10DJ Zinhle, Nayvee Womculo & Young Stunna
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App Store · Free apps
1Facebook app
2WhatsApp
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3Tiktok
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4My Airtel Africa
5ChatGPT
6TNM Smart App
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7Spotify
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8WhatsApp Business
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9Claude by Anthropic
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10Google Maps
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
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3CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
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4ProCam - Cámara Pro
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5737 Flight Simulator
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6Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
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7VLC Streamer Pro
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8TurboScan™ Pro
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9TuneIn
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10The K53 Learner's Test App
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App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.