Africa · Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Sierra Leone
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Breakout
New
NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0 Rising
4Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Breakout
5Bnxn
Rising
Top today
Breakout
2Bnxn
Rising
3Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Breakout
New
Ayomide7, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
NdaniTV, CC BY 3.0 Rising
7FOLA
Weekly
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday apps here: Telegram · Facebook app · Snapchat · QCELL SL · MyAfricell-SL. 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 220 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- APEC會場旁的「AI防蚊哨兵」 - 香港商報 (hkcd.com)
- West Africa: Ecowas Sets January 2027 Deadline for Biometric ID Acceptance (allafrica.com)
- ECOWAS sets January deadline for regional acceptance of biometric ID card (biometricupdate.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.5 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.6× usual0.3 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual5.7 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.1× usual6.6 words per 1,000usually 5.8The 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
2Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
Everyday app
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
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
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
Everyday app
3HeartWatch: Heart Rate Monitor
Everyday app
Money & crypto
1Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
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New
3Currency+ (Currency Converter)
Everyday app
Movies & TV
Everyday app
3Youtify + for Spotify Premium
Everyday app
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Everyday app
Industries here
Music 45Tech & software 15Telecom & internet 8Media & entertainment 6Fashion & beauty 5Advertising & marketing 3Gaming 2Sports & fitness 2Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Retail & e-commerce 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
2Bnxn
Rising
3Asake
4Davido
Falling
5Blaqbonez
6Rema
7Drizilik
9Victony
10FOLA
Rising
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
App Store · Free apps
1MyAfricell-SL
2Telegram
Rising
3Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Breakout
4Facebook app
Rising
5Meta AI
Falling
6Snapchat
Rising
7ChatGPT
8Tiktok
9WhatsApp
Falling
10WhatsApp Business
Falling
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-12
App Store · Paid apps
1Pharmacology Mnemonics Learn
Breakout
2PadLab - Live Pads
Falling
3Hide my phone number
Falling
4Shadowrocket
5CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
6Audio Evolution Mobile Studio
7Threema for iOS
8Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
9e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
10French Class
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-12
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.