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Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026

RwandaLimited data

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


Rising

  1. 1MTN One TV

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in free apps

  2. 2Zuba Ray

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs

  3. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

    3Blaqbonez

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  4. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Future

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  5. Minnie Bannister, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5Elevation Worship

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #45 in songs


Top today

  1. 1MTN One TV

    Rising

    Tech & AI · App Store · #10 in free apps

  2. 2Zuba Ray

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #15 in songs

  3. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

    3Blaqbonez

    Breakout

    Music · Apple Music · #2 in songs

  4. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Future

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #8 in songs

  5. 5ELEMENT EleéeH

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #6 in songs

  6. J24N, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Tiakola

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #11 in songs

  7. Minnie Bannister, CC BY-SA 4.0

    7Elevation Worship

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #45 in songs

  8. 8Bnxn

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #16 in songs

  9. 9Joshua Baraka

    Rising

    Music · Apple Music · #26 in songs

  10. 10Odeal

    Music · Apple Music · #14 in songs

Everyday apps here: Fliqlo · Officeats · Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet · RwandAir · Poppo Live - Live Stream. 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 1,179 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 10.9% of the news · usually 16.3% · 128 articles
  2. Democracy and elections More than usual
    4.7% of the news · usually 1.5% · 3.0× usual · 55 articles
  3. Immigration More than usual
    4.1% of the news · usually 2.0% · 2.1× usual · 48 articles
  4. Climate More than usual
    3.3% of the news · usually 0.8% · 3.9× usual · 39 articles
  5. 2.7% of the news · usually 2.2% · 32 articles
  6. 1.6% of the news · usually 1.0% · 1.6× usual · 19 articles
  7. 0.4% of the news · usually 0.3% · 5 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.2% · 2.3× usual · 4 articles

How the news sounds

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

  1. 1Voice Recorder - Audio Record

    Everyday app

    App Store · #4 in paid apps

  2. 2LinkedIn: Community & Network

    Everyday app

    App Store · #35 in free apps

  3. 3B2B Commerce with Alibaba

    Everyday app

    FrenchCommerce B2B avec Alibaba

    App Store · #53 in free apps

Books, arts & history

  1. 1BIBILIYA YERA NTAGATIFU

    App Store · #85 in free apps

  2. 2Kinyarwanda Bible. Biblia Yera

    Everyday app

    App Store · #28 in free apps

  3. 3Kinyarwanda Bible Pro(Revised)

    Everyday app

    App Store · #43 in paid apps

Education & careers

  1. 1eGuide to Birds of East Africa

    Everyday app

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

  2. 2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in paid apps

  3. 3Qorlet Abjad — Arabic Alphabet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #18 in paid apps

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Move by Volkswagen

    App Store · #91 in free apps

  2. 2Miloc: Find Family & Friends

    App Store · #95 in free apps

  3. 3Fliqlo

    Everyday app

    App Store · #8 in paid apps

Food & drink

  1. 1Officeats

    Everyday app

    App Store · #36 in free apps

  2. 2Vuba Vuba

    Everyday app

    App Store · #44 in free apps

  3. 3Ando: Food Delivery

    Falling Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in free apps

Health & wellness

  1. 1AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker

    Everyday app

    App Store · #23 in paid apps

  2. 2HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor

    Everyday app

    App Store · #30 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1Tunzi

    App Store · #51 in free apps

  2. 2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet

    Everyday app

    App Store · #24 in free apps

  3. 3BNB Smart Chain Explorer

    Everyday app

    App Store · #14 in paid apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1BlinkDrama - Short Dramas

    App Store · #86 in free apps

  2. 2Dino - Meet Your Friends

    App Store · #99 in free apps

  3. 3GSE SMART IPTV PRO

    Everyday app

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

Music

  1. 1Zuba Ray

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #15 in songs

  2. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

    2Blaqbonez

    Breakout

    Apple Music · #2 in songs

  3. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Future

    Rising

    Apple Music · #8 in songs

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1Bien-Aimé Baraza

    Falling

    Apple Music · #23 in songs

  2. 2Mauvais Djo

    Weekly

    Apple Music · #61 in songs

Tech & AI

  1. 1MTN One TV

    Rising

    App Store · #10 in free apps

  2. 2MoMo App

    App Store · #43 in free apps

  3. 3Amazon Shopping

    App Store · #66 in free apps

Travel & places

  1. 1RwandAir

    Everyday app

    App Store · #16 in free apps

  2. 2YEGO Rwanda - Ride Hailing

    Everyday app

    App Store · #65 in free apps

  3. 3Vumvum

    Everyday app

    App Store · #83 in free apps


Industries here

Music 45Media & entertainment 7Tech & software 7Fashion & beauty 3Advertising & marketing 3Telecom & internet 3Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 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

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


    Charts

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Asake

    2. Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0

      2Blaqbonez

      Breakout

    3. 4Rema

    4. 6ELEMENT EleéeH

      Rising

    5. 7Wizkid

    6. Frank Schwichtenberg, CC BY-SA 4.0

      8Future

      Rising

    7. 10DJ Maphorisa

      Falling

    Apple Music · 2026-11-13

    App Store · Free apps

    1. 1ChatGPT

    2. 2Tiktok

    3. 3Facebook app

    4. 4WhatsApp

    5. 5WhatsApp Business

    6. 6Google Chrome

    7. 7Snapchat

    8. 8Gmail

    9. 9Instagram

    10. 10MTN One TV

      Rising

    Show the top 100

      App Store · 2026-11-13

      App Store · Paid apps

      1. 1Chromagraph Camera

      2. 2Shadowrocket

      3. 3Threema for iOS

      4. 4Voice Recorder - Audio Record

      5. 5Fongo World Edition

      6. 6UAE Numbers أرقام الإمارات

        Falling

      7. 7WiFi Password Finder & Viewer

      8. 8Fliqlo

        Rising

      9. 9Money Manager (Remove Ads)

      10. 10CamScanner + | PDF Scanner

      Show the top 50

        App Store · 2026-11-13


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