Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Sierra Leone
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Rising
Seyi vibez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Top today
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Seyi vibez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 10Asake
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 283 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.7× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.9 words per 1,000usually 5.9The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual5.9 words per 1,000usually 5.3The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.8× usual5.0 words per 1,000usually 6.2The 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.
By category
Business & economy
Commerce B2B avec Alibaba
Music
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Seyi vibez, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Rising
Industries here
Tech & software 49Music 37Media & entertainment 17Telecom & internet 15Advertising & marketing 14Sports & fitness 5Education 5Travel & tourism 4Fashion & beauty 3Finance & banking 3Crypto & digital assets 3Health & pharma 3Retail & e-commerce 2Cars & mobility 2Transport & logistics 2Legal & professional services 2Jobs, HR & staffing 2Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Gaming 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
- Inflation15.5%Mar 2020 · +0.7 pts since Feb 2020World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment3.2%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth4.6%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment3.7%2025 · +0.2 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Society
- People online25.1%2024 · +1.4 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Peruzzi, Zlatan & Shoday
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Davido
Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 3Asake
5Bnxn
Falling
6Blaqbonez
7Rema
8Drizilik
9Victony
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2WhatsApp
3ChatGPT
4Orange Max it - Sierra Leone
5Tiktok
6Snapchat
7CapCut
8Facebook app
9WhatsApp Business
10Xender: Transfer, Share Files
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Shadowrocket
2192.168.0.1 Admin
3Hide my phone number
4CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6Threema for iOS
7Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
8French Class
9Printing for iPhone
10Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.