Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
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No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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ByaduniaEspoir, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Sanchez Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Rising
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ByaduniaEspoir, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Sanchez Productions, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Everyday apps here: Tiktok · WhatsApp · Google Chrome · Instagram · 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 2,014 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Health More than usual
- Who dares wins: LPG, the next frontier for Africa's downstream (dailynews.co.tz)
- Nobel de ficción (larepublica.co)
- Burundi : Retour à Muyinga de 280 familles de réfugiés burundais (burundi-agnews.org)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
- Fear1.1× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 7.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.1 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual5.1 words per 1,000usually 5.5The 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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By category
Business & economy
2Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
3LinkedIn: Community & Network
Falling Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
3Kinyarwanda Bible. Biblia Yera
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Food & drink
Falling Everyday app
Health & wellness
Everyday app
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
Everyday app
Money & crypto
1Bank of Kigali Mobile Banking
Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
3Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
2ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Falling Everyday app
3FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Everyday app
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
Industries here
Music 51Tech & software 12Media & entertainment 8Advertising & marketing 6Telecom & internet 5Education 3Food & beverage 2Restaurants & hospitality 2Travel & tourism 2Retail & e-commerce 2Fashion & beauty 1Legal & professional services 1Jobs, HR & staffing 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
- Inflation3.4%Jan 2021 · −0.5 pts since Dec 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment11.4%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth9.4%2025 · +2.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment16.4%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Management Science and Operations Research
- Global and Planetary Change
Society
- People online31.7%2024 · +2.9 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 1Asake
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2Rema
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3DJ Maphorisa
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Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 4Blaqbonez
Rising
7Victony
Rising
8ELEMENT EleéeH
Falling
9Dave & Tems
Rising
10Wizkid
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Tiktok
Breakout
2WhatsApp
Breakout
3Google Chrome
Rising
4ChatGPT
Falling
5Snapchat
Rising
6Instagram
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7Facebook app
8Gmail
9WhatsApp Business
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10Google Maps
Falling
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2Das Geheimnis des Geldes
3Qorlet Abjad — Arabic Alphabet
4AMC Collision Regulations
5SOLAS4
6Threema for iOS
7Money Manager (Remove Ads)
8Voice Recorder - Audio Record
9CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
Falling
10Fongo World Edition
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.