Feb 20 Widow and aides indicted in assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse By Dánica Coto, Evens Sanon, Associated Press Dozens of suspects were indicted in the 122-page report issued by Walther Wesser Voltaire, who is the fifth judge to lead the investigation after previous ones stepped down for various reasons, including fear of being killed. Continue reading
Jan 08 Haitian judge issues arrest warrants accusing former presidents and prime ministers of corruption By Associated Press A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime ministers. Continue reading
Nov 17 A gang took hospital patients and staff in Haiti. Residents fear violence will worsen By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Previous attacks in Cite Soleil and other areas have left hundreds of civilians dead as gangs pillage communities, raping and killing people inside their homes. Residents worry the violence will only escalate. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 5:17 News Wrap: House Ethics Committee reports evidence Rep. Santos broke the law In our news wrap Thursday, the House Ethics Committee reported there's overwhelming evidence that Congressman George Santos broke the law, a federal jury in San Francisco convicted a man of assaulting Paul Pelosi, an appeals court judge in New York… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Armed gang in Haiti takes hundreds hostage at hospital In our news wrap Wednesday, a heavily armed gang in Haiti reportedly stormed a hospital and took hundreds of hostages including women, children and newborns, U.K. leaders insisted they'll keep trying to send asylum seekers to Rwanda even after Britain's… Continue watching
Oct 31 UN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang violence and the bleak future awaiting children in the embattled country. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:31 UN to send international police force to Haiti to combat rising gang violence By Amna Nawaz, Teresa Cebrian Aranda The United Nations Security Council approved sending an international police force, led by Kenya, to Haiti. The U.S. drafted resolution was approved with abstentions from China and Russia and aims to combat rising gang violence in the Caribbean nation. U.S. Continue watching
Oct 02 UN Security Council approves deploying a Kenya-led force to Haiti to fight gangs By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The resolution authorizes the force to deploy for one year, with a review after nine months. It would mark the first time a force is deployed to Haiti since a U.N.-approved mission nearly 20 years ago. Continue reading
Oct 02 What to know about a UN vote to send a Kenya-led force curb Haiti gang violence By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote on a resolution to authorize a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs that have grown incredibly powerful and overwhelmed police. Continue reading
Sep 25 U.S. and Kenya sign a defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti peacekeeping deployment By Evelyne Musambi, Associated Press The agreement guides the countries' defense relations for the next five years as the war in East Africa against the al-Qaeda linked al-Shabab extremist group intensifies. Continue reading