7 of its 19 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
26 Sep to 25 Oct: 13 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Senegal on 1 of the 30 days held.
Most on Tuesday 6 October 2026: 7 of its 19 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Senegal: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
SenegalThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Senegal mostIn detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 18 million people live in Senegal. Over these days its news carried 2.9 stories about people being harmed for every million people — less than a quarter of the world's rate (36 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Rights & justice29%15 stories
Disasters & accidents23%12 stories
Food & livelihood13%7 stories
Health12%6 stories
Shelter & services12%6 stories
Conflict & violence8%4 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given4%2 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed12 Stories reporting arrests10 Stories reporting people affected5 Stories reporting refugees1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were about as the world's.
Filled dot: Senegal. Ring: the world. Measured over 52 stories.
Feelings
Angerless angry than the world's
Griefmuch less grief-stricken than the world's
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Warmtha little less warm than the world's
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Senegal in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Senegal's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Mali51 in 100
of its 220 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Mauritania31 in 100
of its 49 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Guinea-Bissau24 in 100
of its 164 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Gambia20 in 100
of its 537 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Guinea19 in 100
of its 187 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Senegal13 in 100
of its 416 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disasters
Senegal (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.