High prevalence of loneliness in African countriesThe evidence that loneliness is a serious and widespread issue among African youth has been building over the past few years. How Nkiruka Azutoru won her fight against depression To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoWhat's causing youth loneliness in Africa? Social media and other digital technology also play a role in youth loneliness in Africa, as they do in other continents. "We used to live in a communal way," said Amani Masaule, a youth mental health advocate from Tanzania. Daniel took a step away from her community, got an education and found a way to understand and describe her mental health and emotional situation.