Africa · Tuesday, 10 November 2026

RwandaLimited data

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.

Rising

1RwandAir
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
2Fongo World Edition
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps
3NO11 & Ayjay bobo
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #42 in songs
HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0
4Gunna
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #44 in songs
The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0
5Drake
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs

Top today

1RwandAir
Breakout
Tech & AI · App Store · #4 in free apps
2Fongo World Edition
Rising
Tech & AI · App Store · #5 in paid apps
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
3Rema
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs
Muhammed amine benloulou, CC BY-SA 4.0
4Wizkid
Weekly
Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs
The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0
5Drake
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs
6Bien-Aimé Baraza
Weekly
Celebrities & creators · Apple Music · #16 in songs
7NO11 & Ayjay bobo
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #42 in songs
HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0
8Gunna
Rising
Music · Apple Music · #44 in songs
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
9Asake
Music · Apple Music · #1 in songs
10KidFromKigali, Shemi & Kivumbi King
Music · Apple Music · #33 in songs

Everyday apps here: ChatGPT · Threema for iOS · Voice Recorder - Audio Record · CapCut · Pinterest. 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 1,144 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

War and security
9.4% of the news · usually 16.3% · 107 articles
- У Конго 66 солдатів засудили до страти за "боягузтво" (podrobnosti.ua)
- OFFENSIVE ARMEE DU FRN : Kabila passe de la menace à l'acte (lepays.bf)
Democracy and elections More than usual
4.2% of the news · usually 1.6% · 2.7× usual · 48 articles
- Major move from branch of Islamic State traced by organisation George Clooney set up (mirror.co.uk)
- Africa PresseFrancophonie : la RDC menace de claquer la porte de l'OIF (africapresse.com)
Health
3.1% of the news · usually 2.2% · 35 articles
Immigration
2.8% of the news · usually 2.0% · 32 articles
- Μεταναστευτικό: Στο τραπέζι πρόσθετα αποτρεπτικά μέτρα (kathimerini.gr)
- Kristina Lindquist om hur migranter förvandlas till vapen. (dn.se)
Climate More than usual
2.4% of the news · usually 0.8% · 2.8× usual · 27 articles
AI More than usual
1.9% of the news · usually 1.0% · 2.0× usual · 22 articles
- Une intelligence artificielle marocaine va servir de base à des outils agricoles dans sept pays, dont l'Italie (bladi.net)
Jobs and work
0.5% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.0× usual · 6 articles
Cost of living
0.4% of the news · usually 0.1% · 2.5× usual · 4 articles
- Rwanda's inflation up 19.5 pct in October 2026 – RNA NEWS (rnanews.com)

How the news sounds

Tone−0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.0The GDELT Project
Anxiety1.0× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.5The 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
Sadness1.0× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 5.7The GDELT Project
Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
Financial uncertainty1.2× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 5.4The 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

1Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
App Store · #4 in paid apps
2LinkedIn: Community & Network
Everyday app
App Store · #26 in free apps
3AliExpress - Shopping App
Everyday app
App Store · #43 in free apps

Cars & transport

1MapXplorer: GPS Maps & Traffic
App Store · #97 in free apps

Books, arts & history

1Audiobooks HQ +
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in paid apps
2Kinyarwanda Bible. Biblia Yera
Everyday app
App Store · #28 in free apps
3Kinyarwanda Bible Pro(Revised)
Everyday app
App Store · #45 in paid apps

Education & careers

1Lingua - AI Learn English
App Store · #81 in free apps
2eGuide to Birds of East Africa
Everyday app
App Store · #15 in paid apps
3Qorlet Abjad — Arabic Alphabet
Everyday app
App Store · #16 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

1Fliqlo
Everyday app
App Store · #13 in paid apps
2The Secret To Money
Everyday app
App Store · #14 in paid apps

Food & drink

1KFC Rwanda
Everyday app
App Store · #48 in free apps
2Vuba Vuba
Everyday app
App Store · #72 in free apps

Health & wellness

1孕期助手-备孕怀孕孕期育儿妈妈必备
App Store · #98 in free apps
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
App Store · #23 in paid apps
3HealthFit
Everyday app
App Store · #25 in paid apps

Money & crypto

1BNB Smart Chain Explorer
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #12 in paid apps
2Bank of Kigali Mobile Banking
Everyday app
App Store · #23 in free apps
3Equity Mobile
Everyday app
App Store · #31 in free apps

Movies & TV

1BlinkDrama - Short Dramas
App Store · #87 in free apps
2Talentix Live
App Store · #90 in free apps
3GSE SMART IPTV PRO
Everyday app
App Store · #35 in paid apps

Music

Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0
1Rema
Rising
Apple Music · #2 in songs
Muhammed amine benloulou, CC BY-SA 4.0
2Wizkid
Weekly
Apple Music · #6 in songs
The Come Up Show, CC BY 2.0
3Drake
Rising
Apple Music · #11 in songs

Celebrities & creators

1Bien-Aimé Baraza
Weekly
Apple Music · #16 in songs
2Mauvais Djo
Apple Music · #67 in songs

Society & beliefs

1Substack
Everyday app
App Store · #96 in free apps

Sports

HOTSPOTATL, CC BY 3.0
1J. Cole
Apple Music · #61 in songs
2GoalPulse: Live Football
Everyday app
App Store · #99 in free apps

Tech & AI

1RwandAir
Breakout
App Store · #4 in free apps
2Fongo World Edition
Rising
App Store · #5 in paid apps
3Google Docs
App Store · #89 in free apps

Travel & places

1Zelo Rwanda
Falling Everyday app
App Store · #37 in free apps
2YEGO Rwanda - Ride Hailing
Everyday app
App Store · #57 in free apps

Industries here

Music 45 Tech & software 7 Media & entertainment 4 Telecom & internet 3 Sports & fitness 2 Advertising & marketing 2 Travel & tourism 1 Cars & mobility 1 Transport & logistics 1 Health & pharma 1 Education 1 Legal & professional services 1 Jobs, 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
30 papers · rising +45%
Management Science and Operations Research
15 papers · rising +377%
Education
15 papers

OpenAlex

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
2Rema
Rising
5ELEMENT EleéeH
Muhammed amine benloulou, CC BY-SA 4.0
6Wizkid
Rising
7Burna Boy
8Blaqbonez
10DJ Maphorisa

Apple Music · 2026-11-11

App Store · Free apps

1ChatGPT
Rising
2Claude by Anthropic
Rising
3Ando: Food Delivery
Falling
4RwandAir
Breakout
5Facebook app
Rising
6CapCut
Rising
7WhatsApp
Rising
8Tiktok
Falling
9Meta AI
Falling
10Snapchat

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App Store · 2026-11-11

App Store · Paid apps

1Shadowrocket
2UAE Numbers أرقام الإمارات
3Threema for iOS
Rising
4Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Rising
5Fongo World Edition
Rising
6Concrete Calculator for civil
Falling
7Construction Calc & Estimate
Falling
8Money Manager (Remove Ads)
9WiFi Password Finder & Viewer
10PadLab - Live Pads

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