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Haiti's transition council to be installed

World Apr 25

Ariel Henry resigns as prime minister of Haiti, wracked by gang violence, paving the way for new government to take power

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

World Apr 12

FILE PHOTO: People walk past remains of vehicles near the presidential palace, after they were set on fire by gangs, as violence spreads and armed gangs expand their control over the capital, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 25, 2024. Photo by Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters
Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence

A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti's next prime minister and Cabinet has been formally established as gangs tighten their grip on the troubled Caribbean country.

By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press

World Mar 22

FILE PHOTO: Men run next to a pile of burning mattresses and the remains of the motorcycle of suspected gang leader Makandal who was killed and set on fire by local residents, amid an escalation in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 20, 2024. Photo by Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters
Over 33,000 have fled gangs’ 13-day rampage through Haiti’s capital, report says

Scores of people have been killed and some 17,000 people overall left homeless since the gang attacks began on Feb. 29, with gunmen targeting police stations and the main international airport that remains closed.

By Associated Press

World Mar 18

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Gangs attack two upscale neighborhoods in Haiti’s capital, kill at least 12 people nearby

The recent attacks raised concerns that gang violence would not cease despite Prime Minister Ariel Henry announcing nearly a week ago that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, a move that gangs had been demanding.

By Associated Press

World Mar 15

FILE PHOTO: After prime minister pledges to step down, uneasy quiet in Haiti capital
Haitian parties have submitted potential leader names to deciding council, Caribbean officials say

Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged to resign once the council is created.

By Bert Wilkinson, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press

Mar 12

Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger

By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press

Gang leaders, surreally, hold news conferences. And many see them as future stakeholders in negotiations over the country’s future.

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Mar 12

Haiti’s prime minister steps down as violent gangs rampage, leaving successor uncertain

By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press

It was not immediately clear who would be chosen to lead Haiti out of the crisis in which heavily armed gangs have burned police stations, attacked the main airport and raided two of the country’s biggest prisons.

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Mar 11

Secretary of State Blinken meets with Caribbean leaders as Haiti crisis grows

By Associated Press

While leaders met behind closed doors, Jimmy Chérizier, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader, told reporters that if the international community continues down the current road, “it will plunge Haiti into further chaos.”…

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Mar 07

Biden’s backing for Haiti’s unpopular leader digs U.S. into deeper foreign policy hole

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

When Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the country's president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration.

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Mar 06

Haiti’s prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign

By Dánica Coto, Associated Press

Henry remained in Puerto Rico as of midday Wednesday. He landed in the U.S. territory on Tuesday after he was barred from landing in neighboring Dominican Republic, where officials closed the airspace to flights to and from Haiti.

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