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Security forces repulse suicide attack in Somalia

Security forces repulse suicide attack in Somalia

Somali security forces have repulsed an attack by suicide bombers on a military base in the northeastern region of Puntland.

Suicide: From the brink to healing others in Cameroon

Suicide: From the brink to healing others in Cameroon

This Cameroonian teacher who tried to take his own life in his weakest moment is today at the forefront of the campaign to prevent suicide, which has assumed alarming proportions in Africa.

Somalia suicide bomb attack kills seven people

Somalia suicide bomb attack kills seven people

At least seven people were killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday.

DRC opposition politician's death 'suicide': Prosecution

DRC opposition politician's death 'suicide': Prosecution

The prosecution in DRC has said that former minister-turned-opposition politician Cherubin Okende, who died in July 2023, succumbed to suicide.

Suicide prevention is the responsibility of all, and it starts with you

Suicide prevention is the responsibility of all, and it starts with you

Criminalising suicide makes the fight against it even more difficult and places Africa far from achieving the SDG objective of reducing the global suicide rate by one-third by 2030.

Mental health: What Ghana's suicide decriminalisation means

Mental health: What Ghana's suicide decriminalisation means

Advocates of mental health emphasise that suicidal behaviour is a disorder and those with it should be given access to medical and psychological assistance instead of being prosecuted.

Attempted suicide no longer a crime in Ghana

Attempted suicide no longer a crime in Ghana

Anyone found guilty of attempted suicide would have been sentenced between three months to two years in jail.