PRINCE HARRY LEAVES AFRICAN PARKS BOARD AFTER CHARITY ADMITTED RANGERS COMMITTED HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES. (PHOTO).

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 Prince Harry leaves African Parks board after charity admitted rangers committed human rights abuses Prince Harry has left the board of African Parks after nearly a decade with the conservation charity, a year after the organization acknowledged that some of its rangers had committed human rights abuses. A spokesperson for Harry, 41, confirmed his departure while emphasizing that his work in African conservation will continue. “The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its Board,” the spokesperson said. “His commitment to conservation in Africa continues, and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission.” Harry first partnered with African Parks in 2016 and became president of the organization the following year. He was appointed to its board of directors in 2023. His departure comes after African Parks commissioned an independent investigation into allegations that rangers had r@ped, beaten and tortured Indigenous peo...

ANGOLA FLOATS 'PROPOSALS' TO END FIGHTING IN EASTERN DRC. (PHOTO).


 Angola floats 'proposals' to end fighting in eastern DRC


Angola said on Monday it had floated to President Felix Tshisekedi proposals to end the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and that the Congolese leader had found them "interesting."


The resource-rich region, which borders Rwanda as well as Burundi, has been beset by decades of continual violence.


The conflict has flared since 2021 following M23's rebellion despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts, including a US-brokered peace deal signed last month.


Tshisekedi met his counterpart Joao Lourenco in Angola's capital Luanda, the Angolan presidency said in a statement after the visit, which lasted "a few hours."


Previous efforts failed


"The Congolese statesman said that President Joao Lourenco put forward 'some proposals' which he found 'very interesting' and which, in terms of the search for peace in his country, could 'contribute significantly'," the statement said, AFP reported.


It was not immediately clear what measures had been presented. Previous Angolan attempts to broker a truce failed to resolve the crisis.


The meeting between Tshisekedi and Lourenco – the current chairperson of the African Union – comes days before a gathering on Thursday of African Great Lakes region defence ministers to address the increasingly tense security situation in the DRC.


Zambian Defence Minister Ambrose Lwiji Lufuma is expected to chair the meeting in Livingstone, with all 12 defence ministers and defence chiefs from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) expected to attend.


Fighting flares in Uvira


The ICGLR comprises Angola, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.


Fighting broke out on Saturday between the M23 and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic eastern DRC city of Uvira.


Under US pressure, the M23 had announced on December 17 its withdrawal from Uvira, while asking mediators to ensure the city's protection from violence and "remilitarization."

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