Haiti
‘Haiti needs up to 5,000 police to tackle gang violence’ – UN expert
By Agencies | 3 weeks ago
Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle “catastrophic” gang violence which is targeting key individu...
Kenya to pause police deployment to Haiti
By Agencies | 1 month ago
A top civil servant in Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has told the BBC that the planned deployment of police to Haiti is now on hold follow...
Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns after emergency meeting of Caribbean leaders
By Agencies | 1 month ago
Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, according to Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Guyana’s president and the current chair of the Caribbean Commun...
CS Kindiki gives update on deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti
By Francis Muli | 1 month ago
Kenya-led Haiti Mission is in the pre-deployment phase, Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration Kithure Kindiki has announced. Spea...
Haiti gang leader ‘Barbecue’ warns of ‘civil war and genocide’
By Agencies | 2 months ago
A powerful Haitian gang leader warned Tuesday that the chaos engulfing the capital Port-au-Prince will lead to civil war and ‘genocide’ un...
Gangs threaten Haiti takeover after mass jailbreak
By Agencies | 2 months ago
The government of Haiti declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major Port-au-Prince prison. At least 12 people we...
Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak
By Agencies | 2 months ago
Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates. The vast majority of about 4,000 men held th...
Wanjigi to Ruto: Visit Haiti first before deploying our police officers into a war zone
By Ascah Mwango | 2 months ago
Businessman and Safina Party leader Jimi Wanjigi has challenged President William Ruto to pay a previsit to Haiti before the deployment of 1,000 Kenya...
Haiti police unions plead for help as armed gangs storm main prison
By Agencies | 2 months ago
Armed groups have stormed Haiti’s largest prison, defying police forces who have called for help after days of gunfire in parts of the capital as a ...
Benin offers 2,000 troops to Kenya-led Haiti force
By Agencies | 2 months ago
Benin has offered to contribute 2,000 troops to a UN-approved Kenyan-led multinational security force that will be deployed to fight gang violence in ...