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AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Prince Harry diverts Diana memorial fund money to elephant charity amid bitter Sentebale fallout

Prince Harry has quietly redirected his share of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund away from the charity he co-founded nearly two decades ago, sending the money instead to a Botswana elephant conservation group while a defamation lawsuit and a scathing regulatory report hang over the split. Annual accounts filed by the Royal Foundation […] The post Prince Harry diverts Diana memorial fund money to elephant charity amid bitter Sentebale fallout appeared first on American Almanac .

Prince Harry has quietly redirected his share of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund away from the charity he co-founded nearly two decades ago, sending the money instead to a Botswana elephant conservation group while a defamation lawsuit and a scathing regulatory report hang over the split. Annual accounts filed by the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales show that Harry's 2025 share of the Diana fund, £5,432, went to Elephants Without Borders, a wildlife charity operating in Botswana's Okavango Delta. It was the first time the money did not go to Sentebale, the charity Harry co-founded in 2006 with Lesotho's Prince Seeiso to support young people living with HIV and AIDS in southern Africa. The Telegraph reported…Open

AI:Prince Harry has redirected his share of the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund away from Sentebale, the charity he co-founded nearly two decades ago, sending the funds instead to Elephants Without Borders in Botswana. This financial shift comes amidst a bitter legal battle where Sentebale filed a defamation lawsuit against Harry and former trustee Mark Dyer, accusing them of orchestrating an adverse media campaign that caused reputational harm and operational disruption. While the UK Charity Commission criticized all parties involved for failing to resolve disputes internally—noting no evidence of systemic bullying or misogyny despite perceptions of ill-treatment—the fallout has resulted in a complete break from Harry's former…Open

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Brad Pearce) - How Africa Can Work

A new book shows that development is not a matter of chance, but of policy. The post How Africa Can Work appeared first on The American Conservative .

Books How Africa Can Work A new book shows that development is not a matter of chance, but of policy. (Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images) How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier by Joe Studwell. Atlantic Monthly Press, 435 pages. It seems like every man who has given any thought to Africa, and many who haven’t, has a pet cause for Africa’s perpetual dysfunction, which usually conveniently lines up with his preexisting world view. In How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World’s Last Developmental Frontier, Joe Studwell provides a refreshingly…Open

NYTIMES (Yvonne Mooka and John Eligon) - Festus Mogae, Former Botswana President Who Tackled H.I.V., Dies at 86

He led the southern African nation for a decade and embraced a flagship American aid program credited with helping to eradicate the country’s AIDS epidemic.

NYTIMES (John Eligon, Yvonne Mooka and Joao Silva) - ‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic in Botswana Prizes His Difference

Johnson Masase has found local fame, and self acceptance, through performances that play on people’s ignorance about his genetic condition and his 3-foot-4 inch frame.

NYTIMES (John Eligon, Yvonne Mooka and Joao Silva) - Botswana’s ‘Corn Lady’ Finds Fame With Food Stands

Tshephiso Marumo has had success selling traditional village food in Botswana. But as she has risen, she has become more outspoken, inviting backlash.