Gangs control the capital, aid is blocked, and a political transition has stalled. People in Haiti are bracing for more violence, weeks after powerful gangs launched an offensive to topple the government. Food is running out, essential goods are in short supply and nothing is coming in or out of…
A powerful Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country plunges deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Regional leaders of the Caribbean…
The proposal initially sparked an uproar. In October 2022, then-Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and 18 top officials called on the international community to send a “specialised armed force” to help combat the spread of gang violence in Haiti. But Haiti has struggled with a long, fraught history of foreign…
Haitian armed groups have dominated global headlines in recent weeks, as gunmen attack police stations, prisons and other institutions in the capital of Port-au-Prince, effectively paralysing the city. But the power of these gangs has long rocked daily life and politics in Haiti, plunging the country into a years-long crisis….
Uncertainty hangs over Haiti as it waits for a new government following the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The move has been welcomed by Haitians, who are exhausted from months of escalating gang violence. But while the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince appeared largely calm on Tuesday, the security…
NewsFeed Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has announced he is stepping down, after gangs threatened a civil war if he returned to the country. Here’s a quick explainer on the crisis in Haiti. Published On 12 Mar 202412 Mar 2024 Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook…
NewsFeed Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry released a video confirming he will step down after the creation of a transitional council, under a plan agreed with regional leaders. Henry was speaking from Puerto Rico after gangs prevented his return to Haiti from a visit to Kenya. Published On 12 Mar…
BREAKINGBREAKING, Announcement comes amid emergency CARICOM summit on the crisis in Haiti. Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president and the current chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). 74-year-old Henry tendered his resignation after CARICOM leaders held an emergency summit on the situation…
The US operation comes amid gang violence that threatens to bring down the government and has led thousands to flee their homes. The US military says it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel from the Caribbean country amid a state of emergency. It also…
‘Too many women and young women in Haiti are victims of indiscriminate violence committed by armed gangs,’ UN says. The United Nations has warned that nearly 3,000 pregnant women could be cut off from essential health services in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, which has been paralysed as a result…
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