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Namibia: Namibia now leads Africa in suicide cases – president – News

Namibia: Namibia now leads Africa in suicide cases – president – News

Africa Links 24 with Eliaser Ndeyanale
Published on 2025-09-09 18:16:24

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has revealed that 542 people took their own lives in Namibia between 2023 and 2024, warning that the country now tops the list of suicide cases in Africa.

Speaking during the official opening of the 26th annual meeting of the Council of Traditional Leaders at Ondangwa yesterday, the president expressed deep concern over the rising number of suicides, calling it a national crisis.

“We are now topping the list of suicides in Africa. It really worries…

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