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They can. They feel entitled to funding. Rightly or wrongly, I don't know.

In my reading I think they first and foremost felt entitled to a clear answer.

IME, I've learned to take an unclear answer as No.

We always have local python conferences in Africa without any outsiders financial contribution.

The reason why they expected the contribution is because they are sort of official

Being "sort of official" doesn't really seem like it should guarantee much of anything