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Former Haiti coup leader says he wants to be president, calls for PM to resign amid violent unrest
Guy Philippe, who helped lead a 2004 coup in Haiti and returned to the Caribbean island last year after serving a prison sentence in the U.S., said Friday he wants to be president. He also demanded that the current prime minister step down as gang violence and protests threaten the country’s stability. CBC | World News
Read More »Haiti PM’s future as leader in doubt amid chaos and threats of worsening violence
Haitian politicians on Wednesday started creating alliances to lead the country crumbling under gang attacks that have shuttered the main airport and prevented embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry from returning home. CBC | World News
Read More »Haiti prime minister lands in Puerto Rico as violence descends on capital
Haiti’s prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, answering a key question on the minds of Haitians ever since armed gangs plunged the long-suffering Caribbean nation into near anarchy: Where in the world is he? CBC | World News
Read More »Haiti state of emergency in effect after police killings, massive prison break
Authorities have ordered a nighttime curfew in an attempt to regain control of Haiti’s streets after an explosion of violence during the weekend, including gunmen from gangs overrunning the country’s two biggest prisons and freeing their inmates. CBC | World News
Read More »Kenya High Court ruling throws planned deployment of police to gang-plagued Haiti in doubt
A Kenyan court on Friday ruled a plan to send police officers to Haiti to lead a UN-approved mission was unconstitutional, throwing into doubt the future of an initiative aimed at tackling gang violence in the Caribbean nation. CBC | World News
Read More »15 children killed in Haiti orphanage fire
A fire swept through a Haitian children’s home run by a Pennsylvania-based non-profit group on Thursday night, killing 15 children, officials say. CBC | World News
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