Haiti
9 Mar 2024
Sporadic gunfire rang out in Port-au-Prince Friday night, an AFP correspondent there heard, as residents desperately sought shelter amid the recent explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital.
6 Mar 2024
A reciprocal agreement between Kenya and Haiti to send police from the East African nation to the violence-wracked country has raised hopes that the Nairobi-led, UN-backed multinational peace mission could deploy soon.
6 Mar 2024
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, whose whereabouts have been uncertain as his country spirals into worsening chaos, landed in Puerto Rico, a spokesperson for the US territory's governor said Tuesday.
4 Mar 2024
Haiti's government declared on Sunday a state of emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to quell a wave of violence sparked by a gang assault on the capital city's main prison that allowed thousands of inmates to escape.
3 Mar 2024
An unknown number of inmates have escaped after armed gangs stormed the main prison in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Saturday evening, according to the French embassy and local media.
20 Feb 2024
A Haitian judge has indicted dozens of people over alleged involvement in the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, including his widow, a former prime minister, and an ex-chief of police, according to local media.
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