{"id":53139,"date":"2025-10-08T00:58:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/chad-cuts-ties-with-wildlife-charity-linked-to-prince-harry\/08\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T00:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T04:58:12","slug":"chad-cuts-ties-with-wildlife-charity-linked-to-prince-harry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/chad-cuts-ties-with-wildlife-charity-linked-to-prince-harry\/08\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad cuts ties with wildlife charity linked to Prince Harry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Chadian government has terminated its agreement with a controversial conservation organisation that has the Duke of Sussex on its board of directors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It accused the charity African Parks of failing to curb poaching, ending a 15-year mandate to manage two of its protected sites in the central African country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The environment ministry said African Parks had displayed an arrogant and disrespectful attitude towards the government, failing to co-operate fully with authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The charity said it had &#8220;begun talks with the ministry to understand the government&#8217;s position and explore the best way forward to support the continued protection of these landscapes that are critical to conservation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>[Getty Images]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">African Parks, of which Prince Harry is a board member and former president, helped look after two wildlife reserves in Chad: the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve and the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem, which includes the Zakouma and Siniaka-Minia national parks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">They were among 22 national parks and protected areas across 12 countries managed by the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It is the latest scandal to plague the organisation. Earlier this year, it admitted that employees in a park it managed in the Republic of Congo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cq54dgv2p29o?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:had abused members of the local community.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">had abused members of the local community. <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It also refused to publish an independent report into the abuses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The non-profit organisation was informed of the government&#8217;s &#8220;unilateral decision&#8221; on Monday in an official letter from Environment Minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chad&#8217;s environment ministry blamed the resurgence of poaching in its natural parks on a lack of investment by the charity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The charity, founded in 2000, aims to protect Africa&#8217;s national parks and advance conservation in the continent and around the world, particularly in countries that struggle to look after their wildlife because of poverty and conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It manages more than 20 million hectares of protected area with the goal of making each park &#8220;ecologically, socially and financially sustainable for the long term&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prince Harry sits on the board of African Parks and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-37801752?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:involved with the charity since 2016;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">involved with the charity since 2016<\/a>. In 2023, after serving six years as president, he was made a member of the board of directors, the governing body of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On its website, African Parks lists a number of high-profile donors including the European Union, Rob Walton, heir to the Walmart fortune, and Howard Buffett, son of Warren Buffet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In its 2023 annual report, the charity said its funders provided it with more than $500,000 (\u00a3375,000) per year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Chadian government&#8217;s decision is a new blow to Harry&#8217;s charitable endeavours after he stepped down earlier this year from Sentebale, an organisation he founded to help children orphaned by Aids in Botswana and Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His resignation as patron of the charity followed a highly publicised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c741n548dkko?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Byahoo.north.america%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:boardroom battle with chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">boardroom battle with chairwoman Dr Sophie Chandauka<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/chad-cuts-ties-wildlife-charity-040449161.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chadian government has terminated its agreement with a controversial conservation organisation that has the Duke of Sussex on its board of<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/chad-cuts-ties-with-wildlife-charity-linked-to-prince-harry\/08\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/8543622df5e5130d701f7340baad13dc","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53139"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53139"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53139\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53140"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}