Africa · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Zambia
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Pxhere, CC0 1Como
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User Fir0002 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 3Lens
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This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
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Top today
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User Fir0002 on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 3Lens
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This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
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Ank kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everyday apps here: Tiktok · Snapchat · Facebook app · FL Studio Mobile · Gmail. 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 1,628 articles that mention the country over the last 7 days. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 颜玉君：AI人性化，人类机械化？ | 龙门阵 | 评论 (orientaldaily.com.my)
- 警惕AI"创作"稀释戏曲神韵_央广网 (travel.cnr.cn)
- Who dares wins: LPG, the next frontier for Africa's downstream (dailynews.co.tz)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
Survey · 2023 76% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 指尖滑动，带你"解锁"不一样的长征 (81.cn)
- 再说"法国：骚乱与挑战"——兼谈移民、穆斯林与左派、特朗普及其他 (ftchinese.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+1.2positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.9The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual2.6 words per 1,000usually 2.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual6.8 words per 1,000usually 7.4The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.5 words per 1,000usually 5.5The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual6.7 words per 1,000usually 6.5The 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.
Conlan Houston, CC BY-SA 4.0
By category
Business & economy
3Voice Recorder - Audio Record
Everyday app
Books, arts & history
1Bible Offline - KJV Holy Bible
Everyday app
Education & careers
Everyday app
2e-Sword LT: Bible Study to Go
Everyday app
Everyday app
Fashion & beauty
1How To Catch a Cheating Spouse: Spy Tool Kit 2017
Everyday app
Everyday app
Health & wellness
Everyday app
Everyday app
3MedNotes -For Medical Students
Everyday app
Money & crypto
2Money Pro: Personal Finance AR
Everyday app
Everyday app
Movies & TV
1XXX
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3FlickReels - AI Story & Drama
Everyday app
Sports
Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0 Sustained
Ank kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 Estevoaei, CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel & places
Pxhere, CC0 1Como
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This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder . Feel free to use my photos, but plea…, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
Rititaneves, CC BY-SA 3.0 Sustained
Industries here
Music 45Sports & fitness 10Tech & software 9Travel & tourism 7Nonprofits & NGOs 6Media & entertainment 4Legal & professional services 4Jobs, HR & staffing 4Advertising & marketing 2Government & public sector 2Gaming 1Telecom & internet 1Finance & banking 1Crypto & digital assets 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
- Inflation6.3%Aug 2026 · −0.3 pts since Jul 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment5.9%2025 · +0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- GDP growth3.8%2025 · −0.1 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment10.5%2025 · +0.4 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 online17.1%2024 · +0.7 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Say humans mainly cause climate change35.7%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority62.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Apple Music · Artists
1Yo Maps & Makhadzi
276 Drums
Mensah Memories, CC BY 3.0 6Asake
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1My Airtel Africa
2Tiktok
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3WhatsApp
4Facebook app
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5Snapchat
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6ChatGPT
Falling
7CapCut
Falling
8Yango: taxi, food, delivery
9Instagram
10WhatsApp Business
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1PadLab - Live Pads
2FL Studio Mobile
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3Document Manager with Scanner
4KIRAKIRA Bundle
5Bible Verses: Living Word
Falling
6VIN decoder for Mercedes-Benz
Falling
7Car parts for Mercedes-Benz OE
8RPT Viewer Open Crystal Report
9Mercedes-Benz Car Parts
10US Election Simulator
Show the top 50
App Store · 2026-11-06
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Google Trends · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.