Africa · Thursday, 12 November 2026
Sierra Leone
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
Ayomide7, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
2Mavo
Rising
Top today
Ayomide7, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
2Mavo
Rising
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 5Bnxn
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 9Rema
Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 Falling
Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go · WhatsApp Business · ChatGPT · Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet. 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 224 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- India's civil-military relations and democratic success (hindustantimes.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.7 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.7× usual0.3 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.8 words per 1,000usually 5.6The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.1× usual5.8 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.2× usual7.1 words per 1,000usually 5.7The 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
2Affilify: Affiliate Marketing
Everyday app
3Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
Everyday app
Education & careers
3e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
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
Everyday app
Music
Ayomide7, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Industries here
Music 45Tech & software 8Media & entertainment 5Sports & fitness 5Fashion & beauty 4Telecom & internet 4Retail & e-commerce 2Gaming 2Advertising & marketing 2Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Education 2Travel & tourism 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

Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 3Asake

OLAMIPOSI DANIEL, CC BY-SA 4.0 5Davido
6Drizilik

Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 7Rema

Plus TV Africa, CC BY 3.0 8Blaqbonez
Falling
9FOLA
Apple Music · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1MyAfricell-SL

2Trust: Crypto & Bitcoin Wallet
Rising

3ChatGPT
Rising

4WhatsApp Business
Rising
5Meta AI

6WhatsApp
Rising
7Facebook app
Falling
8Orange Max it - Sierra Leone
9Tiktok
10Snapchat
Falling
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps

1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Breakout
2Pharmacology Mnemonics Learn
Falling
3PadLab - Live Pads
Falling
4Hide my phone number
5Shadowrocket
6CamScanner + | PDF Scanner
7Threema for iOS
8Audio Evolution Mobile Studio

9Scanner App Pro: Scan Edit PDF
10French Class
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-13
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.























