Africa · Wednesday, 11 November 2026
Uganda
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Everyday apps here: WhatsApp · Absa Uganda · Snapchat · Tiktok · YouTube 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 802 articles by the country’s own news sites over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- UCI pilots AI technology to improve cervical cancer screening (ugandaonline.net)
- UCI pilots AI technology to improve cervical cancer screening (ugandaonline.net)
- Uganda records over 2,500 new prostate cancer cases annually (ntv.co.ug)
- Ugandan Youth Activist Wins Global Sustainability Award (chimpreports.com)
- Tayebwa rallies EU to save Uganda's refugee policy as 87% face food aid cuts (ugandaonline.net)
- Push for cashless economy, savings culture gains momentum in Uganda (ugandaonline.net)
How the news sounds
- Tone−0.7positive 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× usual4.2 words per 1,000usually 4.3The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual8.3 words per 1,000usually 8.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual7.5 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.
Ssemmanda will, CC0 Rising
The White House, Public domain
By category
Business & economy
The White House, Public domain
Education & careers
1e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
Myles Kalus Anak Jihem, CC BY-SA 4.0 Everyday app
Glovo: Cibo a domicilioFood & 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
Music
JOSE CHAMELEONE, CC BY-SA 4.0 Thealfe Studios, CC BY-SA 4.0 2Rema
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0
Celebrities & creators
Simone Martini, Public domain
Politics & world affairs
Ssemmanda will, CC0 Rising
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Breakout
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Derek Bennett, CC BY-SA 2.0 Breakout
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 Rising
Falling Everyday app
Industries here
Music 46Sports & fitness 13Tech & software 5Media & entertainment 3Legal & professional services 3Jobs, HR & staffing 3Travel & tourism 2Finance & banking 2Crypto & digital assets 2Nonprofits & NGOs 2Retail & e-commerce 1Fashion & beauty 1Advertising & marketing 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
- 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
3Joshua Baraka
5Wizkid
9Bien-Aimé Baraza
10DJ Maphorisa
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
App Store · Free apps
1Absa Uganda
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2MoMo App
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3ChatGPT
4Tiktok
Rising
5WhatsApp
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6Snapchat
Rising
7CapCut
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8YouTube app
Rising
9WhatsApp Business
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10Facebook app
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-12
App Store · Paid apps
1scan my T3SLA
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2Shadowrocket
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3Number location tracker lookup
4Chromagraph Camera
Falling
5Nova Scotia State Parks
6RallyPacenotes
7iPerf3 Client & Server
8Voice Recorder - Audio Record
9e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
10TuneIn
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-12
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.