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Prince Harry to step down from African Parks board of trustees
The Duke of Sussex is leaving the conservation nonprofit after 10 years of service amid a planned governance refresh and previous pressure from an Indigenous rights group.
The short version
- Prince Harry will leave his role as a trustee of African Parks on September 30 after a decade of service.
- African Parks stated the departure is part of a planned governance refresh that will introduce new board members.
- His decision follows calls for his resignation earlier this year by the Indigenous rights group Survival International over alleged human rights abuses by park rangers.
Key facts
- A spokesperson for Prince Harry confirmed he is stepping down as a trustee of African Parks, a nonprofit that manages protected areas in 13 African countries.[ABC News]
- African Parks announced his departure is part of a "governance refresh" taking effect on September 30, which will add a Kenyan Supreme Court justice and the president of AGRA to the board.[ABC News]
- Four months prior to the announcement, the Indigenous rights group Survival International called for the prince's resignation following allegations of human rights abuses by rangers employed by African Parks.[ABC News]
- Prince Harry previously left Sentebale, a charity he co-founded to fight poverty and AIDS in southern Africa, in March 2025.[ABC News]
Sources
- Prince Harry to leave board of African Parks conservation nonprofitABC News - International