Haiti police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment of UN-backed mission to fight gangs
6 months ago

Haiti police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of deployment of UN-backed mission to fight gangs

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A team of Haitian police commanders on Tuesday met Kenya’s inspector general of police ahead of a planned deployment to the violence-hit Caribbean country expected to take place by the end of June. “We are counting on your support,” Haitian Police official Joachim Prohete told Kenya’s Inspector Japhet Koome in a meeting in Nairobi, as police clashed with anti-taxation protesters in the streets. The Haitian police also met commanders of the 1,000 Kenyan officers who will be deployed as part of the multinational peacekeeping mission. Kenya will also host Haitian police for training, and the delegation in Nairobi on Tuesday visited the barracks where drills will take place, Kenyan police said.

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Haiti gang kills 180 people, mostly elderly, over suspicion of black magic
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2 weeks ago

Haiti gang kills 180 people, mostly elderly, over suspicion of black magic

India Today  

Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil area, Haiti's prime minister's office said on Monday, after attacks that an NGO said were ordered by a gang leader who suspected his child had been made ill using witchcraft. The National Human Rights Defense Network, an NGO in Haiti that monitors state institutions and promotes human rights …

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have gone unpaid for three months. The police inspector general, Douglas Kanja, on Thursday said officers in Haiti had been paid “up to the end of October.” He was reacting to Kenyan media reports citing deployed officers who …

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Under assault by gangs in Haiti, a Kenyan-led mission fights back

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — An armored vehicle carrying Kenyan police rumbles through Haiti’s capital with a shattered window that a high-caliber bullet failed to penetrate, a permanent sign of violence the officers face almost daily in Port-au-Prince. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print A Kenyan police officer part of a UN-backed multinational force runs …

Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages

Al Jazeera  

Kenyan-led force hits back after report states that nearly 20 officers have resigned from the force due to unpaid wages. A United Nations-backed security mission to Haiti, led by Kenyan forces, has denied reports that some of its officers have gone months without pay. In a statement on Friday, the Multinational Security Support Mission to Haiti said that it “categorically …

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
1 month ago

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Russia and China on Wednesday opposed a U.S.-led campaign to transform the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti helping police to tackle escalating gang violence into a U.N. peacekeeping mission. “Deploying a peacekeeping operation at this time is nothing more than putting peacekeepers into the front line of the battles with gangs.” The multinational force was supposed to …

Police Battle Gangs in Port-au-Prince, Threatening Residents and Journalists
2 months ago

Police Battle Gangs in Port-au-Prince, Threatening Residents and Journalists

Associated Press  

Police in Haiti are battling a gang coalition to seize control of the entire capital, Port-au-Prince. The coalition, known as Viv Ansanm, has been responsible for launching large-scale attacks on critical government infrastructure starting in February, eventually leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The coalition has also unified to fight a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police …

The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission

NPR  

The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission The UN Security Council has renewed a mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The U.N. Security Council has extended the mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. But the U.S. and its backers are still struggling to turn it into a …

Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
3 months ago

Guatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti

LA Times  

The president of Guatemala, Cesar Bernardo Arevalo de Leon, speaks to the United Nations General Assembly during the Summit of the Future on Sunday at the U.N. headquarters. Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said Tuesday at the U.N. General Assembly that his country would send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight violent gangs. The announcement comes as a U.N.-backed …

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
3 months ago

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As world leaders meeting in the United Nations this week discuss the future of efforts to rein in the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness that an international response can turn the tide of violence. But in a visit to Haiti by Kenya’s President William Ruto over the weekend – on his way to the United …

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
3 months ago

As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis

The Independent  

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Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
3 months ago

Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says

The Independent  

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Draft resolution circulated for UN peacekeepers in Haiti amid ongoing gang violence
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Draft resolution circulated for UN peacekeepers in Haiti amid ongoing gang violence

Firstpost  

The U.S. and Ecuador have proposed a draft resolution to transition from the Kenya-led mission in Haiti to a U.N. peacekeeping operation to maintain progress in quelling gang violence. This follows U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit and highlights concerns over funding and effectiveness of the current multinational force The United States and Ecuador circulated a draft resolution on …

The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The US mulls a peacekeeping operation for Haiti to secure money and equipment to fight gangs

The Independent  

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Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitian and Kenyan police try to oust gangs from a rough part of Haiti’s capital

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haitian forces working with police sent from Kenya have launched a joint operation to oust criminal gangs from one of the roughest neighborhoods of Haiti’s capital, Prime Minister Garry Conille said Wednesday. Conille did not provide further details of the operation and did not take questions during his brief news conference, but he called on Haitians to …

Kenyan police in Haiti haven’t received full promised salary in two months
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenyan police in Haiti haven’t received full promised salary in two months

CNN  

CNN — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers leading an international policing force in Haiti have not received their full pay for two months, the latest complication in what has been a rocky start to the security mission in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation. The first Kenyan officers deployed to Haiti arrived in June, the vanguard of a multinational security support mission …

US ambassador visits Haiti to meet new leaders and Kenyan police helping to curb gang violence
5 months ago

US ambassador visits Haiti to meet new leaders and Kenyan police helping to curb gang violence

The Independent  

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US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti
5 months ago

US ambassador announces $60 million in aid and new resources for police during visit to Haiti

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations announced $60 million in additional humanitarian assistance to Haiti during a trip Monday to the troubled Caribbean country. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield also said the U.S. Defense Department would provide a “substantial increase” in mine-resistant vehicles to a U.N.-backed, multinational security mission led by Kenya to help Haiti’s national police combat …

More Kenyan police deploy to tackle Haiti violence
5 months, 1 week ago

More Kenyan police deploy to tackle Haiti violence

Al Jazeera  

Another 200 Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti under a United Nations-backed mission to try to quell rampant gang violence in the troubled Caribbean nation. The Kenyan contingent of what is shaping up to be a multinational mission has run into persistent legal challenges in Nairobi, where embattled President William Ruto is simultaneously trying to calm roiling antigovernment protests …

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti with UN-backed mission to fight violent gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Another 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country. Kenyan police who are part of a UN-backed multinational force sing and dance on the tarmac after landing at Toussaint Louverture International Airport …

200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed mission to fight criminal gangs
5 months, 1 week ago

200 additional Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed mission to fight criminal gangs

LA Times  

People walk past an armored police vehicle patrolling the streets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday. A second contingent of 200 police officers from Kenya arrived Tuesday in Haiti to bolster a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. Authorities have declined to provide details on the Kenyans’ assignments, citing security …

In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says ‘no room for failure’ against powerful gangs
5 months, 2 weeks ago

In first comments, the Kenyan force in Haiti says ‘no room for failure’ against powerful gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The head of the Kenya-led multinational force tasked with curbing gang violence in Haiti said on Monday “there’s no room for failure” and that the United Nations-backed police mission was committed to ensuring democratic elections in the Caribbean nation. Still, major questions remain about the the Kenyan force, which arrived late last month in Haiti — months …

Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti’s prime minister says Kenyan police are crucial to controlling gangs, early days are positive

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that recently deployed Kenyan police will be crucial to helping control the country’s gangs and moving toward democratic elections — and he called feedback from their initial days in the capital “extremely, extremely positive.” He said his government will focus on addressing gang violence and …

Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN

Hindustan Times  

By Sarah Morland and Michelle Nichols Kenyan police arrival in Haiti marks new era for security, prime minister tells UN UNITED NATIONS, - Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the arrival of the first Kenyan police officers under a U.N.-backed mission marked a critical stage to restoring security in a country ravaged by …

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Haitians hold their breath as newly arrived Kenyan police force prepares to face gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Anticipation is mingling with fear across Haiti as the country welcomes the fourth major foreign intervention in its history to fight gang violence choking the Caribbean country. Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille shakes hands with Kenyan police at their base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Kenyan police stand at their base during a visit by …

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs
5 months, 4 weeks ago

UN-backed contingent of foreign police arrives in Haiti as Kenya-led force prepares to face gangs

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. Police from Kenya stand on the tarmac of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport after landing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. All those details are still …

Kenyan police contingent arrives in Haiti as protests roil Nairobi
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenyan police contingent arrives in Haiti as protests roil Nairobi

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of officers travelled to Haiti to begin a UN-backed mission to curtail the influence of the country’s gangs. A group of Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti, marking the beginning of a United Nations-backed mission to combat powerful armed gangs that have wreaked turmoil in the Caribbean country. Waving Kenyan flags and sporting camouflage uniforms and rifles, several …

Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed force to face gangs
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed force to face gangs

LA Times  

Police from Kenya deplane at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday. The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. World & Nation Haitian police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of U.N.-backed deployment to fight gangs …

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers were leaving Monday for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against the powerful gangs whose deadly violence spiked this year and helped bring about a change in government. “Don’t let down the confidence the people of Kenya and the international community have in you.” A court case seeking to block …

Kenyan police to depart for contentious peacekeeping effort in Haiti
6 months ago

Kenyan police to depart for contentious peacekeeping effort in Haiti

Al Jazeera  

A contingent of Kenyan police is set to depart for a controversial mission in Haiti to combat the influence of powerful criminal gangs that have brought turmoil and violence to the Caribbean nation. Kenyan President William Ruto held a ceremony on Monday, wishing luck to 400 officers who will arrive in Haiti later this week in a United Nations-backed initiative, …

Haitian police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of U.N.-backed deployment to fight gangs
6 months ago

Haitian police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of U.N.-backed deployment to fight gangs

LA Times  

A police officer sits inside his vehicle with a windshield damaged by bullet holes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in May 2024. A team of Haitian police commanders on Tuesday met Kenya’s inspector general of police ahead of a planned deployment to the violence-hit Caribbean country expected to take place by the end of June. “We are counting on your support,” Haitian …

Kenyan police advance team leaves Haiti as international mission is delayed
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenyan police advance team leaves Haiti as international mission is delayed

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — An advance team of Kenyan police officials who were assessing preparedness before a multinational force is deployed to quell violence in Haiti is heading back home after the planned deployment was delayed over logistical issues. A senior Kenyan official who declined to be named as they are not the official spokesperson said the bases are still under …

Biden thanks Kenya’s Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission
7 months ago

Biden thanks Kenya’s Ruto for sending police to Haiti and defends keeping US forces from the mission

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed deep appreciation to Kenyan President William Ruto for the coming deployment of Kenyan police forces to help quell gang violence in Haiti and he defended his decision to withhold American forces from the mission in the beleaguered Caribbean nation. The United States has agreed to contribute $300 million to a multinational force …

Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti
7 months ago

Biden is honoring Kenya with state visit as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed Kenyan President William Ruto to the White House for a three-day state visit and designating the East African nation a major non-NATO ally as it prepares to deploy forces to Haiti as part of U.N.-led effort to address the security crisis in the Caribbean country. The largely symbolic designation by Biden was described by …

Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US involved?
7 months ago

Why are Kenyan forces set to intervene in Haiti and how is the US involved?

Al Jazeera  

When William Ruto meets Joe Biden in Washington, a Kenyan-led police mission to Haiti will be at the top of the presidents’ agenda. While the US has refused to contribute forces to the United Nations-backed initiative, Washington has nonetheless become Kenya’s loudest supporter and the mission’s biggest funder even as Nairobi faces domestic challenges over the strategy. It is unclear …

Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission
7 months ago

Kenyan officials arrive in Haiti ahead of planned security mission

CNN  

CNN — A delegation of Kenyan “command staff” has arrived in Haiti, according to a law enforcement source in the country, ahead of the long-delayed arrival of a Kenyan-led multinational security support force in the Caribbean nation. The UN Security Council last year authorized a multinational mission to support Haiti’s National Police in battling deadly gangs that have seized control …

Kenya’s President Ruto visits US as police deployment to Haiti takes shape
7 months ago

Kenya’s President Ruto visits US as police deployment to Haiti takes shape

Al Jazeera  

Kenyan officials say Haiti deployment is imminent as William Ruto to hold talks with US President Joe Biden this week. The UN Security Council last year authorised the multinational support mission, which its backers say is needed to help restore security in the Caribbean country amid years of widespread gang violence and instability. The US Southern Command also said this …

Haiti’s government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent
8 months ago

Haiti’s government scrambles to impose tight security measures as council inauguration imminent

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Armored vehicles roll slowly past Haiti’s National Palace as police scan the horizon for gangs. “No one out here is safe,” said Josil Djaimeska, 33, as he waved his hand in reference to the sprawling public park known as Champ de Mars where he sat Tuesday morning near the palace. In a speech Monday at the U.N. …

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll
8 months, 1 week ago

A journalist. An army sergeant. An 80-year-old patient. Haitian human rights group details gang toll

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A photographer slain in a drive-by shooting. A new report released by a Haitian human rights group details the horrific violence unleashed this year by gangs who kill, rape and maim with impunity amid a political vacuum. The report released Wednesday by the rights group found that among those killed were seven people aboard a …

Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Haiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individuals and hospitals, schools, banks and other critical institutions, the U.N. rights expert for the conflict-wracked Caribbean nation said Thursday. O’Neill spoke at a news conference launching a U.N. Human Rights Office report he helped produce which called …

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police

Al Jazeera  

New report says the number of victims of gang violence has surged, calls for rapid deployment of UN-backed international security force. Haiti needs up to 5,000 international police to tackle “catastrophic” gang violence that has killed more than 1,500 people in the first three months of this year alone, including many children, according to a United Nations expert. Gangs are …

Unrest in Haiti: Why it's not actually gang violence.
54 years, 11 months ago

Unrest in Haiti: Why it's not actually gang violence.

Slate  

This article was originally featured in Foreign Policy, the magazine of global politics and ideas. Henry traveled to Nairobi in late February to secure Kenya’s leadership of a new U.N.-authorized Multinational Security Support mission for Haiti. In framing Haiti’s situation as a mere gang problem, global actors risk committing to an ill-prepared and ill-fated intervention that will fail to secure …

Haiti scandal: What we know about the massive gang takeover that has killed dozens and displaced 15,000
9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti scandal: What we know about the massive gang takeover that has killed dozens and displaced 15,000

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gunfire, mass jailbreaks, and an absent prime minister The …

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
9 months, 1 week ago

Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it

New Indian Express  

In a video posted Tuesday on social media, Philippe accused the community of being complicit with Haiti's elite and corrupt politicians and urged Haitians to take to the streets. “The decision of Caricom is not our decision,” he said, referring to the regional trade bloc whose leaders presented the plan to create a transitional council. Rébu added that the party …

Kenya’s president reaffirms commitment to deploy a police force to Haiti to help quell gang violence
9 months, 1 week ago

Kenya’s president reaffirms commitment to deploy a police force to Haiti to help quell gang violence

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday the country will still lead a U.N.-backed multi-national police force to help quell gang violence in Haiti once a transitional presidential council is formed in the Caribbean country. Ruto said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had briefed him on the latest developments …

Kenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation
9 months, 1 week ago

Kenya’s government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya is halting plans to deploy at least 1,000 police officers to Haiti following the unprecedented violence that erupted in the Caribbean nation and the announcement by its Prime Minister Ariel Henry that he would resign once a presidential council is created, a Kenyan official said Tuesday. Kenya had agreed last October to lead a U.N.-authorized international …

Kenya's government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation
9 months, 1 week ago

Kenya's government puts deployment of police to Haiti on hold after chaos grips the Caribbean nation

The Independent  

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Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gangs attack police stations in Haiti as Caribbean leaders call an emergency meeting Monday

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Police and palace guards worked Saturday to retake some streets in Haiti’s capital after gangs launched massive attacks on at least three police stations. Caribbean leaders issued a call late Friday for an emergency meeting Monday in Jamaica on what they called Haiti’s “dire” situation. Caricom, the 15-nation Caribbean bloc, said in a statement late Friday that …

Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti extends a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and repel widespread gang attacks

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti’s government said Thursday that it was extending a state of emergency and nighttime curfew to try and curb violent gang attacks that have paralyzed the capital of Port-au-Prince in a fierce battle for political power. The operator of the port, Caribbean Port Services SA, said in a statement Thursday that it was suspending all operations because …

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar

Al Jazeera  

A new wave of gang violence has destroyed police stations as residents in the capital, Port-au-Prince, are forced to flee. This week, the head of the powerful G9 Haitian gang alliance, Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, warned, “If Ariel Henry doesn’t resign, if the international community continues to support him, we’ll be heading straight for a civil war that will lead to …

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