Africa’s Crisis Centres and Hotlines

Ghana

• Lifeline
  • Crisis line: 2332 444 71279
    
• Samaritans
  • Crisis line: 233 244 846 701

Kenya

• Befrienders Kenya
  • Crisis line: 020 2051323

Gambia

• Hotline
  • Crisis line: 117

Liberia

• Lifeline
  • Crisis line: 6534308

Mauritius

• Befrienders
  • Crisis line: 46 48 889 / 800 93 93

Nigeria

• The Joy Hub
  • Crisis line: 0700-843-569-482
    
• Lagos Suicide Hotlines
  • Crisis line: 08058820777 / 09030000741
    
• Nigeria Suicide Hotline
  • Crisis line: (234) 8062-106-493
    
• LUTH Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative (SURPIN)
  • Crisis line: 09080217555 / 09034400009 / 08111909909 / 07013811143
    
• Nigeria Suicide Prevention Initiative
  • Crisis line: 08062106493 / 08092106493

South Africa

• Childline South Africa
  • Crisis line: 08000 55 555
    
• Befrienders South Africa
  • Crisis line: 051 444 5691
    
• Lifeline Southern Africa
  • Crisis line: 0861 322 322
    
• The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
  • Crisis line: 0800 567 567
    
• OUT (LGBT)
  • Crisis line: 0860 688 688

Sudan

• Befrienders Khartoum
  • Crisis line: (249) 11-555-253

Togo

• VisionTogo (VTG)
  • Crisis line: +228 90 92 22 22

Uganda

• Hotline
  • Crisis line: 0800 200 600

Bostwana

• Lifeline
  • Crisis line: 3911270

Zimbabwe

• National Council of Samaritans
  • Crisis line: (9) 650 00
    
• Harare Samaritans
  • Crisis line: 080 12 333 333
    
• The Samaritans
  • Crisis line: (20) 635 59

Tunisia

• Hotline
  • Crisis line: 197

Algeria

• Hotline
  • Crisis line: 0021 3983 2000 58

Morocco

• Centre d’Etude et de Prévention du Suicide
  • Crisis line: 022 382 42 42
    
• Sourire de Reda (Befrienders Casablanca)
  • Crisis line: 212 (5) 22 87 47 40 / 212 (6) 62 58 95 70

Egypt

• Befrienders Cairo
  • Crisis line: 762 1602 / 762 1603 / 762 2381