Prince Harry steps down from board of African Parks after wildlife conservation charity admitted rangers committed human rights abuses

Prince Harry cut ties with another charitable organization.

The Duke of Sussex reportedly stepped down from the board of African Parks after the wildlife conservation charity admitted its rangers committed human rights abuses.

Harry steps down from the board of African Parks after controversy

After joining the board in 2023, Harry will be ending his working relationship with the charity.

“The Duke is proud of his ten years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,” a representative for Harry said in a statement via HELLO!.

“His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission,” they noted.

Rangers found to have committed human rights abuses

According to Survival International, an indigenous rights charity, African Parks’ rangers stationed in the Republic of the Congo allegedly exhibited extreme misconduct with locals.

“It’s outrageous that for ten years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organization has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people,” Director of Survival International, Caroline Pearce, said in a message obtained by the publication.

“His departure doesn’t undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good,” she added.

African Parks admits wrongdoing

Following the allegations, African Parks admitted to wrongdoing on its behalf.

“In some incidents, human rights abuses have occurred,” they said in a statement via the outlet.

“We deeply regret the pain and suffering caused to victims,” the organization emphasized.

Harry ends working relationship with Sentebale

This isn’t the only charity that the Spare author has backed away from recently.

In 2025, Sentebale’s charity’s chair, Dr. Sophie Chandauka, accused Harry of “harassment and bullying at scale,” as well as alleged “abuse of power, misogyny and misogynoir.”

Following an investigation, the Charity Commission found no evidence of “widespread or systemic bullying or harassment, including misogyny or misogynoir at the charity” or “over-reach” by either Dr. Chandauka or the father of two. Harry later stepped away from the organization.