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Prince Harry parts ways with controversial African wildlife charity

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Prince Harry parts ways with controversial African wildlife charity

 
The Duke of Sussex has resigned from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity amid allegations of human rights abuses by its rangers.
A spokesman for Prince Harry confirmed he is no longer a trustee of African Parks, as he prepares to relocate within days alongside the Duchess of Sussex, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
Last year, the major conservation organisation admitted that human rights violations were committed by its rangers in Congo-Brazzaville.
This followed an independent human rights investigation into claims that guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
The spokesman for Harry stated that the duke, who spent six years as president of the charity before joining its board of directors in 2023, remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks.
“The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board,” the spokesman said.
“His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission.”
In 2016, Harry assisted in moving hundreds of African elephants in Malawi to a safer home during an African Parks project, describing the experience as “amazing”.
The charity stated in 2025 that it had enhanced its safeguarding processes institutionally and within the Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
The Sussexes are preparing to return to the UK after six years in the US as their children prepare to start life at new schools in the UK.
 
A source close to the Sussexes revealed that Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie, seven, and Lilibet, five, have been enrolled at British schools and will start classes in September.

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