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- Prince Harry of the United Kingdom steps down from the African Parks board.
- African Parks oversees 24 protected areas in 13 African countries, covering more than 20 million hectares.
- Armed African Parks rangers have been accused of beatings and torture.
- In 2023 Baka people reported violence and sexual abuse by rangers in Congo’s Odzala-Kokoua park.
- African Parks hired Omnia Strategy to investigate, acknowledged abuses, but report was not shared with Congolese government, van Beemen says.
