Africa · Friday, 6 November 2026
Sierra Leone
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Top today
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
2TxC
Rising
Rising
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
7Bnxn
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 10Rema
Everyday apps here: WhatsApp Business · WhatsApp · ChatGPT · Telegram · ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV. 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 257 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+0.6positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.1The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.7× usual2.3 words per 1,000usually 3.1The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 5.8The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.2× usual6.1 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 6.1The 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
1Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Cars & transport
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
2Official DVSA Theory Test Kit
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
Everyday app
Money & crypto
2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Everyday app
3Currency+ (Currency Converter)
Everyday app
Movies & TV
2ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 45Tech & software 11Media & entertainment 8Advertising & marketing 6Telecom & internet 6Gaming 3Sports & fitness 3Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Education 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
- 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
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 2Asake
Rising
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Davido
Falling
5Bnxn
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 6Blaqbonez
7Drizilik
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 8Rema
9Victony
Apple Music · 2026-11-07
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2ChatGPT
Rising
3WhatsApp Business
Rising
4Orange Max it - Sierra Leone
5WhatsApp
Falling
6Snapchat
7CapCut
8Tiktok
Falling
9Facebook app
10Audiomack - Play Music Offline
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-07
App Store · Paid apps
1Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
2192.168.0.1 Admin
3Hide my phone number
4Shadowrocket
Falling
5CamScanner+
6AnkiMobile Flashcards
7Threema for iOS
8Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
9French Class
10Printing for iPhone
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-07
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.