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Killings underscore how outnumbered police are in Haiti after months of attacks and kidnappings by gangsTwo men in Haiti were hacked to death by a mob who thought they were buying weapons for gangs, police said Saturday.Police confirmed the crowd snatched the men from police custody after they were found with about $20,000 (£16,000) and the equivalent of about $43,000 in Haitian cash in...

Plan for transitional council to rule after prime minister’s resignation brings strong sense of deja vuScenes of unrest in Haiti, as Ariel Henry announced his resignation as prime minister amid a violent gang uprising, have brought a strong sense of deja vu.An international proposal for a transitional council to rule the country appeared to be crumbling on Wednesday. But those jostling for influence are...

Armed gangs attack international airport and free over 3,800 prisoners in seemingly coordinated effort to oust Ariel HenryHaiti crisis: how did it get so bad, what is the role of gangs, and is there a way out?The future of Haiti’s government appeared increasingly uncertain on Monday, after armed gangs attacked the country’s international airport and freed more than 3,800 prisoners this weekend in what...

Attack on two prisons comes amid outbreak of violence as PM in Kenya trying to salvage UN-backed security forceHaiti’s government has declared a state of emergency and a night-time curfew in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country’s two biggest prisons, with thousands of inmates escaping.The 72-hour state...

Martine Moïse alleged to have conspired with former PM to kill president and replace him herselfA Haitian judge in charge of the investigation into the assassination in 2021 of the country’s last president, Jovenel Moïse, has charged 50 people including his widow and a former prime minister, according to a document leaked to local media.According to the 122-page document from Judge Walther Wesser Voltaire,...