Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026
Sierra Leone
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Top today
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 6Bnxn
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 10Rema
Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · WhatsApp Business · Telegram · Tiktok · Facebook app. 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 231 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 四骇科技病媒防制物理 AI 的业务、产品与项目全景｜四骇科技保障深圳 APEC (qianlong.com)
- New Freetown Memorial Honours 946 Sierra Leone Carrier Corps Heroes (switsalone.com)
- 2027: ECOWAS SEEKS NUJ'S COLLABORATION FOR CREDIBLE POLLS – :::…The Tide News Online:::… (thetidenewsonline.com)
- GID intercepts 198 woulb-be irregular migrants in separate operations (thepoint.gm)
- APO Group - Africa Newsroom / Press release | Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Heads of Immigration Sign Freetown Declaration to Mandate ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card (ENBI (africa-newsroom.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.4positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual2.4 words per 1,000usually 3.0The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 5.7The 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 uncertainty1.1× usual6.2 words per 1,000usually 5.9The 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
2Affilify: Affiliate Marketing
Everyday app
3Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Everyday app
Education & careers
3e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
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
Everyday app
3Youtify + for Spotify Premium
Everyday app
Music
Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
Sports
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 47Media & entertainment 4Tech & software 3Fashion & beauty 2Gaming 2Sports & fitness 2Telecom & internet 2Education 2Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Advertising & marketing 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 1Health & pharma 1Government & public sector 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
OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Davido
4Bnxn
6Drizilik
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 7Blaqbonez
8Victony
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Rema
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1Meta AI
2WhatsApp Business
Rising
3ChatGPT
4Telegram
Rising
5WhatsApp
Rising
6Facebook app
Rising
7Tiktok
Rising
8Snapchat
Rising
9Google Drive
Falling
10Orange Max it - Sierra Leone
Falling
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App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
2Hide my phone number
3Shadowrocket
4CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
5Threema for iOS
6Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
7192.168.0.1 Admin
8French Class
9Printing for iPhone
10AnkiMobile Flashcards
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-10
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.