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Why does instability and chaos persist in Haiti? | Explained

May 30, 2024 admin

People walk past a shrouded body lying on a street in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on May 27. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Following a three-month forced shutdown, Haiti’s main international airport in Port-au-Prince reopened, sparking hopes for shipment of essential products. However, gang violence persists in the capital, though most of the gangs’…

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Hunger deepens as relentless gang violence targets Haiti’s capital

March 26, 2024 admin

Gangs have intensified their rampage in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital, setting fire to a school and looting pharmacies across the road from the country’s largest public hospital. The attacks that began Monday and continued into early Tuesday mark nearly a month since gunmen began targeting key infrastructure across Port-au-Prince including police stations, the…

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Disagreements among Haiti leaders hamper govt. transition

March 25, 2024 admin

Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti’s transitional council are stalling the body’s formation, a representative told AFP Monday, while over the weekend one member quit amid death threats. The Caribbean nation’s security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading…

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Explained | Haiti’s latest crisis and how gang violence forced PM Ariel Henry to step down?

March 15, 2024 admin

The story so far: In a turning point for the political and security crisis going on in Haiti for three years, Prime Minister Ariel Henry on March 12 agreed to step down and pave the way for a transitional authority. This was following intense global pressure, driven by weeks of widespread gang violence that pushed the…

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Blinken and Caribbean leaders meet in Jamaica to debate how best to quell Haiti’s violent crisis

March 12, 2024 admin

Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the Pegasus Hotel during a meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Caribbean leaders in…

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US military airlifts embassy personnel from Haiti, bolsters security

March 10, 2024 admin

Police patrol a street after authorities extended the state of emergency amid gang violence that has threatened to bring down the government, forcing thousands to flee their homes, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 8, 2024. File The U.S. military said on Sunday it has carried out an operation in Haiti to airlift non-essential embassy personnel…

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Foreigners trapped in violence-torn Haiti wait desperately for a way out

March 9, 2024 admin

Dozens of foreigners, including many from the United States and Canada, are stranded in Haiti, desperately trying to leave the violence-torn country where anti-government gangs are battling police and have already shut down both of the country’s international airports. They were in Haiti for reasons ranging from adoptions to missionary and humanitarian work. Now, they…

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UN Security Council raises alarm on ‘critical’ situation in violence-gripped Haiti

March 8, 2024 admin

A demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry…

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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on key government sites

March 5, 2024 admin

Haitian soldiers patrol near the Toussaint Louverture International Airport following a gunfight with armed gangs on the surroundings of the airport, as the government declared state of emergency, amid violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 4. | Photo Credit: Reuters Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on March 4,…

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Why is Kenya leading a UN-approved international mission for troubled Haiti? | Explained

October 10, 2023 admin

File photo: Students walk past a burning barricade that was set up by members of the police protesting bad police governance in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The story so far: Around a year after Haiti approached the United Nations seeking urgent help to combat deadly gang violence, the United Nations Security Council…

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