Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026
RwandaLimited data
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
Rising
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Wazobia Max TV, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Chidera D.O., CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Top today
Breakout
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Rising
The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0 Weekly
Chidera D.O., CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Wazobia Max TV, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Dapper Lou / Sony Music Entertainment, CC BY 4.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Rema
Falling
10Victony
Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · WhatsApp Business · Tiktok · ChatGPT · WhatsApp. 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 1,332 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- OIF : André Flahaut tacle la France, « le néocolonialisme ne passe plus » (mediacongo.net)
- world news | Uganda Online (ugandaonline.net)
- Climate More than usual
- Aqaba Process Summit in Astana: AI and Security - News Central Asia (nCa) (newscentralasia.net)
- Саммит Акабского процесса в Астане: искусственный интеллект и безопасность (newscentralasia.net)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.0positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.0The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 2.6The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.6 words per 1,000usually 0.8The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 7.7The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual6.0 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.2× usual6.3 words per 1,000usually 5.3The 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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By category
Business & economy
2Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
3LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
1Kinyarwanda Bible. Biblia Yera
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
1Qorlet Abjad — Arabic Alphabet
Everyday app
2eGuide to Birds of East Africa
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Falling Everyday app
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Falling Everyday app
Falling Everyday app
3Bank of Kigali Mobile Banking
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
2ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Rising
The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0 Weekly
Society & beliefs
Everyday app
Tech & AI
Breakout
Travel & places
Falling Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 49Tech & software 7Telecom & internet 4Fashion & beauty 2Media & entertainment 2Advertising & marketing 2Retail & e-commerce 1Sports & fitness 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
- Education
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
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Rema
Falling
5Victony
6ELEMENT EleéeH
7DJ Maphorisa
Falling
8Blaqbonez
9Wizkid
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 10Burna Boy
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1Ando: Food Delivery
2ChatGPT
Rising
3Claude by Anthropic
Falling
4WhatsApp Business
Rising
5Tiktok
Rising
6Meta AI
7Snapchat
8Facebook app
9Google Maps
Falling
10CapCut
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
Breakout
2UAE Numbers أرقام الإمارات
Breakout
3Concrete Calculator for civil
Falling
4Construction Calc & Estimate
Falling
5Threema for iOS
6Voice Recorder - Audio Record
7PadLab - Live Pads
Falling
8BNB Smart Chain Explorer
Falling
9Fongo World Edition
10Money Manager (Remove Ads)
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-10
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.