PRINCE Harry has suffered a fresh blow as an African nation cuts ties with a “disrespectful” charity associated with the Duke.
Chad announced it has axed a mandate held by a non-profit conservation group associated with the Duke of Sussex to manage its wildlife reserves.
Prince Harry was the former President of African Parks[/caption]
The charity aimed to help reduce poaching and regenerate the elephant population[/caption]
The Duke is now a board member for the charity[/caption]
They alleged the charity was not active enough it trying to stop poaching, as reported by The Times.
African Parks showed “a recurring indelicate and disrespectful attitude toward the government,” Environment Minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous said in a statement.
He also claimed there had been a spike in poaching as well as a lack of investment at the reserves managed by the conservation group.
A spokesperson for African Parks said it was in talks to “explore the best way forward to support the continued protection of these landscapes that are critical to conservation.”
It marks the termination of a 15-year partnership between the charity and government.
African Parks had aimed to reduce poaching and help grow the elephant population at the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve and the Greater Zakouma Ecosystem.
The charity announced they helped boost the elephant population at Zakouma National Park from 450 to 550 across nine years.
African Parks was set up in 2000 and has been responsible for managing much of the nations’ wildlife.
Prince Harry in a board member of African Parks and was the former president of the organisation.
This comes after the charity earlier this year admitted guards at one of the national parks had violated human rights of Indigenous people displaced when the park was made.
It is the latest set back to hit the Duke, after he sensationally walked away from his charity Sentebale in August.
His move came after a damning report accused him of “harming” its reputation.
The Duke of Sussex was slammed by a watchdog for letting a bullying row damage his African youth charity.
Harry, 40, set up the charity in 2006 in memory of his mum, Princess Diana, for young people and kids living with HIV and Aids.
But he stepped down from his position – alongside co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho – in March earlier this year.
The pair publicly fell out with Dr Sophie Chandauka, a Zimbabwe-born lawyer, who was selected to be chair of the trustees last year.
Now, following the Charity Commission’s damning verdict of the public row, Harry has completely walked away from the charity.
The Duke’s spokesperson said he would find alternatives to helping the children supported by Sentebale in Lesotho and Botswana.
They said: “As custodians of this once brilliant charity, Prince Seeiso, Prince Harry and the former board of trustees helped grow Sentebale from the seed of an idea to – like its namesake – a flowering force for good.
“With the original mission of Sentebale firmly in mind – and in honour of the legacy he and Prince Seeiso began – the Duke of Sussex will now focus on finding new ways to continue supporting the children of Lesotho and Botswana.”
A source close to Harry said he was “devastated the chair had been allowed to succeed with a hostile takeover”, The Times reported.
Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho both quit the charity they set up in 2006[/caption]
Dr Sophie Chandauka, with Harry, blamed Prince Harry’s ‘toxic’ brand for donor drop[/caption]
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