Source: africa.com

In 2022, the World Health Organization reported that Africa is home to six of the top ten countries with the highest suicide rates. South Africa reported a suicide crisis in 2022, joining Lesotho, Eswatini, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Central African Republic as the African countries with the highest suicide rates. A mental health crisis is silently plaguing the continent, as depression and suicide rates continue to rise in Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt.  

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