Plan to install new leaders in Haiti appears to crumble after political parties reject it
A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appears to be crumbling as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.
Why is Haiti so chaotic? Leaders used street gangs to gain power. Then the gangs got stronger
Itโs easy to blame the latest spasm of violence in Haiti on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, and European and U.S. interference with the Westโs first free Black republic.
Haiti's prime minister is locked out of his country and faces pressure to resign
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry is struggling to stay in power as he tries to return home, where gang attacks have shuttered his country's main international airport and freed more than 4,000 inmates in recent days.
Politicians seek new alliances to lead Haiti as gangs take over and premier tries to return home
Haitian politicians started pursuing new alliances Wednesday, seeking a coalition that could lead the country out of the gang violence that has closed the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home.
Former rebel leader arrives in Haiti's capital as protests against prime minister gain momentum
A former rebel leader has made a surprise appearance in Haitiโs capital amid large protests across the country for the second consecutive day, demanding the ouster of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Haiti gang makes demands in test of power with government
A standoff between a powerful gang federation and Haitiโs government is testing how much power both sides wield and threatens to further derail a paralyzed country where millions of people are struggling to find fuel and water.
Haiti at breaking point as economy tanks and violence soars
Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere, is in the grips of an inflationary vise that is squeezing its citizenry and exacerbating protests that have brought society to the breaking point.
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Anatomy of a kidnapping: Haitian woman recounts abduction
The kidnapping of 17 missionaries and their relatives in Haiti is only one of hundreds of abductions that have occurred in recent months as the country struggles with a spike in gang violence.
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Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying
The last time Haiti was thrust into turmoil by assassination was 1915, when rebels beat to death President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, triggering a nearly two-decade U.S. military intervention.