Chad โขEnds 15-Yearโค Partnership withโข Conservation Charity Linked to Prince Harry
N’Djamena, Chad – Chadโ has terminated its agreement โwith African Parks,โข a conservation group with which Prince Harry is affiliated, citing disrespectful conduct and a rise in poaching. The decision marks the end of a 15-yearโฃ partnership between the African nation and the non-profitโ organization.
Surroundings Minister Hassan Bakhit โDjamous stated that African Parks demonstrated “a recurring indelicate and disrespectful attitude toward the government.” He also reported an increaseโ in poaching activity and insufficient investment in the reservesโ managed byโข the group.
African Parksโ responded, sayingโฃ they are “in talksโข to explore the best way forward toโ support the continued protection of these landscapesโข thatโ are criticalโ to conservation.”
The move comes after The Times reported allegationsโ that the charity was insufficientlyโ proactive in combatingโ poaching. Established inโฃ 2000, African Parks aimed to reduce poaching and โขbolster elephant โคpopulations at Chad’s Ennediโ Natural โand Cultural Reserve and the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem.
Prince Harry, 41, โcurrently serves as a board member of African Parks, having previously โฃheldโค the position ofโฃ president. Theโค charity โrecently acknowledged humanโข rights violations committed by guards at one of โits national parksโ against Indigenousโ people โคdisplacedโค by park establishment.
This โขdevelopment represents another challenge for the Dukeโฃ of Sussex, followingโฃ his earlier announcement stepping downโ from his co-founded charity, Sentebale. โSentebale’s chairman, โSophie Chandauka, โฃalleged harassment and misogyny, โคleadingโข toโฃ Prince โคHarry’s resignation as patron and the departure of several trustees.
The Express has reached out to representativesโ for โboth Prince Harry and African Parks for comment.