Africa · Monday, 9 November 2026
Uganda
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
Rising
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JOSE CHAMELEONE, CC BY-SA 4.0 Back
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The White House, Public domain Breakout
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Top today
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JOSE CHAMELEONE, CC BY-SA 4.0 Back
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The White House, Public domain Breakout
5XXX
Rising
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
UK Prime Minister, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
WIPO, CC BY 2.0 New
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Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Tiktok · Audiomack - Play Music Offline · MoMo App · Absa Uganda. 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 776 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- world news | Uganda Online (ugandaonline.net)
- Court Dismisses Minister Anywar's Petition, Upholds Onekalit's Kitgum MP Victory (ugandaonline.net)
- Congo-Kinshasa: Ebola - Why Is There Still No Vaccine? (allafrica.com)
- Uganda's Central Bank Holds Key Rate at 12% (riotimesonline.com)
- 'Het is politiek theater' – De Groene Amsterdammer (groene.nl)
- From Immigration to Inspiration: The Power of Faith, Family, and Values (moroccoworldnews.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.8positive minus negative words per 100usually −0.7The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.9 words per 1,000usually 3.2The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.4 words per 1,000usually 0.5The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual8.2 words per 1,000usually 8.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual7.7 words per 1,000usually 8.0The 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.
The White House, Public domain Breakout
WIPO, CC BY 2.0 New
Pngobiro, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain Breakout
kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Books, arts & history
Rameshng, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Education & careers
1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Food & drink
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
1Fitness Buddy+ Gym Workout Log
Everyday app
2AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Everyday app
Money & crypto
Everyday app
Everyday app
3iXpenseIt Pro: Gestión Finanza
Everyday app
Movies & TV
1XXX
Rising
Everyday app
Everyday app
Music
JOSE CHAMELEONE, CC BY-SA 4.0 Back
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 Rising
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 3Rema
Politics & world affairs
WIPO, CC BY 2.0 New
Pngobiro, CC BY-SA 3.0 Breakout
World Economic Forum from Cologny, Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0 Rising
Society & beliefs
Everyday app
Sports
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UK Prime Minister, CC BY 2.0 Breakout
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
Travel & places
dronepicr, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Editchi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Weekly
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0
Industries here
Music 49Sports & fitness 12Nonprofits & NGOs 7Tech & software 5Travel & tourism 3Media & entertainment 3Government & public sector 3Retail & e-commerce 2Advertising & marketing 2Telecom & internet 2Fashion & beauty 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
- Inflation4.0%Jul 2026 · +0.3 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.7%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth6.3%2025 · +0.3 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment4.2%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Infectious Diseases
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Education
Society
- People online8.9%2024 · −0.3 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 1Rema
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 2Asake
Rising
3Joshua Baraka
Falling
5Wizkid
6Bnxn
7DJ Maphorisa
9Bien-Aimé Baraza
Apple Music · 2026-11-10
App Store · Free apps
1MoMo App
2Absa Uganda
3ChatGPT
4CapCut
5Faras
6My Airtel Africa
7WhatsApp Business
8Google Maps
9Claude by Anthropic
10Telegram
Show the top 100
App Store · 2026-11-10
App Store · Paid apps
1RallyPacenotes
Breakout
2iPerf3 Client & Server
Falling
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Falling
4e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
5FL Studio Mobile
6Al Quran Translation
7Shadowrocket
8TuneIn
9Camera+ Legacy
10Threema for iOS
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-10
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.