May 23 WATCH: Biden thanks Kenyan President Ruto for sending forces to Haiti at joint news conference By Aamer Madhani, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The United States has agreed to contribute $300 million to a multinational force that will include 1,000 Kenyan police officers, but Biden argued that an American troop presence in Haiti would raise “all kinds of questions that can easily be… Continue reading
May 22 WATCH: Biden welcomes Kenyan President Ruto as the East African nation prepares to send police to Haiti By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden is set to designate the East African nation a major non-NATO ally as it prepares to send 1,000 police officers to Haiti as part of U.N.-led effort to address the security crisis there. Continue reading
Apr 26 Haiti’s new transitional council faces urgent demands for solutions amid gang violence By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Gangs now control 80% of Port-au-Prince, and though they have long depended on powerful politicians and the country’s economic elite for their survival, they are increasingly becoming self-sufficient. Continue reading
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 The country has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March. Continue reading
Apr 12 Transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders is formally established amid gang violence By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 03 Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than 3 weeks, UN says By Evens Sanon, Associated Press The exodus began shortly after powerful gangs launched a series of attacks on government institutions in late February. Continue reading
Apr 02 Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace By Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press Local media reported that at least one policeman was shot on Monday after he and other officers were forced to flee an armored car that was later set on fire. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 5:10 Brutal wave of gang violence leaves 1.4 million Haitians on brink of starvation By Nick Schifrin, Teresa Cebrián Aranda The UN says more than 1,500 Haitians have been killed so far this year in a situation it calls "cataclysmic." For nearly a month, the country has been engulfed in another wave of brutal gang violence. Nick Schifrin reports, and… Continue watching
Mar 22 Over 33,000 have fled gangs’ 13-day rampage through Haiti’s capital, report says By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 20 In Gaza and Haiti, experts say conflict has brought populations to edge of famine By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press A new report suggests Gaza and Haiti are on the brink of famine. Continue reading