{"id":7696,"date":"2026-08-25T14:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7696"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:12:56","slug":"prince-harry-steps-away-from-african-charity-plagued-by-abuse-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7696","title":{"rendered":"Prince Harry steps away from African charity plagued by abuse charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Prince Harry has stepped away from the board of African Parks a year after an internal investigation found that some of the conservation charity\u2019s rangers had abused indigenous people in one of the national parks under its stewardship in the Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7694\">One of Bay Area\u2019s busiest shopping malls changing hours and other updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He had fulfilled the minimum three-year term, though he could have been appointed for two more and up to a maximum of nine years, according to People. The charitable group, founded in 2000, partners with authorities in 13 African countries to manage environmentally protected areas. Harry, the Duke of Sussex, became involved with the organization in 2016 and served as president from 2017 to 2023 before being made a trustee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0Prince Harry, Elton John and 5 others must pay initial $13 million over failed invasion of privacy case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>African Parks expressed its \u201cdeep gratitude\u201d last week in announcing a \u201cgovernance refresh\u201d of its board of directors as it welcomed two new members and bid the U.K. royal farewell.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,\u201d a spokesman for the prince told People. \u201cHis commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks\u2019 mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harry\u2019s departure comes as African Parks grapples with the fallout from an internal investigation that found \u201cin some incidents, human rights abuses have occurred\u201d against the Baka community in Odzala-Kokoua National Park in the Republic of Congo, the organization said in May 2025, announcing the findings from a . \u201cWe deeply regret the pain and suffering caused to the victims.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The London-based human rights group Survival International, which works to protect the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples, had been raising the alarm about abuses as severe as rape for years before Harry took over as president, according to The Times of London.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7692\">Walters: How California\u2019s midterm election could shape national political conflicts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Survival International welcomed Harry\u2019s gesture on Monday and credited him with getting African Parks\u2019 officials to take the longstanding complaints seriously after the group appealed directly to him.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cSurvival International has been calling on Prince Harry to step down from African Parks for years,\u201d the group said in a statement Monday. \u201cHe finally has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Director Caroline Pearce said it was \u201coutrageous\u201d for him to serve African Parks \u201cwhile the organization has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harry\u2019s departure from African Parks came ahead of his recently announced move back to the U.K. from California, where he has lived with wife Meghan Markle and their two young children since the couple announced their exit from official royal life in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the second African charity Harry has divested from, the first being Sentebale, which he co-founded in memory of his late mother, Diana, Princess of Wales.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=7690\">Asking Eric: I wonder if this bombshell came from my daughter\u2019s therapist<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince Harry has stepped away from the board of African Parks a year after an internal investigation found that some of the conservation charity\u2019s rangers had abused indigenous people in one of the national parks under its stewardship in the Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7695,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-things-to-do"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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