> Chad said it has withdrawn a mandate held by a non-profit conservation group associated with Prince Harry to manage its wildlife reserves, accusing the leading charity of not doing enough to stop poaching
> African Parks showed “a recurring indelicate and disrespectful attitude toward the government,” Environment Minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous said in a statement. He also said there had been a resurgence in poaching and a lack of investment at the reserves managed by the conservation group
It’s not surprising for an authoritarian government like Chad to play this tit-for-tat game, finding weaknesses in organizations it finds “disrespectful”. The current President of Chad is the Son of Idriss Deby, who served as President for 30 years.
It’s so interesting because we saw a huge briefing war and multiple leaks (and a statement(?)) from Harry when the Sentebale thing was going, where he quit due to mismanagement of charity being one of the main allegations. Meanwhile this charity seems like a dumpster fire and he’s still happy to attach his name and raise funds for the charity.
I look forward to the British media’s rational and nuanced approach in their coverage of this story 🫣
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> Chad said it has withdrawn a mandate held by a non-profit conservation group associated with Prince Harry to manage its wildlife reserves, accusing the leading charity of not doing enough to stop poaching
> African Parks showed “a recurring indelicate and disrespectful attitude toward the government,” Environment Minister Hassan Bakhit Djamous said in a statement. He also said there had been a resurgence in poaching and a lack of investment at the reserves managed by the conservation group
Link to the discussion from last year and explanation of Harry’s role as a board member (compared to his old more ceremonial role) https://www.reddit.com/r/RoyalsGossip/s/9rAUoTf6Rx
It’s not surprising for an authoritarian government like Chad to play this tit-for-tat game, finding weaknesses in organizations it finds “disrespectful”. The current President of Chad is the Son of Idriss Deby, who served as President for 30 years.
It’s so interesting because we saw a huge briefing war and multiple leaks (and a statement(?)) from Harry when the Sentebale thing was going, where he quit due to mismanagement of charity being one of the main allegations. Meanwhile this charity seems like a dumpster fire and he’s still happy to attach his name and raise funds for the charity.
I look forward to the British media’s rational and nuanced approach in their coverage of this story 🫣
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