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Matt Watts

Prince Harry says violence against women and mental health have worsened in Africa during Covid pandemic

The Duke of Sussex during a visit to the Kasane Health Post, run by the Sentebale charity, in Kasane, Botswana (Dominic Lipinski/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

The Duke of Sussex has said his Africa-based charity has seen violence against women “rocket” and young people highlight how their mental health has “deteriorated”.

Writing a foreword for his organisation’s annual report with co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Harry said during the pandemic “existing inequalities have either deepened or been exacerbated”.

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