Hundreds of people fled several areas north of the Haitian capital on Tuesday as intense gunbattles between rival armed gangs left at least 40 wounded and forced Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to temporarily evacuate one of its hospitals after stray bullets hit inside the facility and more than 800 people sought refuge there. The NGO […]

The Dominican Republic formalized this Friday a contribution of 20 billion dollars for the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force (GSF), which has begun deploying to Haiti to combat the armed gangs, pledging an immediate $10 billion payment and an additional $10 billion in 2027. Foreign Minister Álvarez underscored President Luis Abinader’s “firm conviction” to back international […]

Haitian police have arrested seven people, including the mayor of Milot, in connection with a deadly stampede that killed 25 and injured 30 at the UNESCO World Heritage site Citadelle Laferrière on April 11, authorities announced Monday, April 15. The arrests, carried out Sunday by the Northern Departmental Service of the Judicial Police, include five […]

At least 17 people were killed and 19 others injured when armed gang members attacked the town of Jean-Denis in Haiti’s Artibonite region on Sunday, according to civil protection authorities, though a local human rights group estimates the death toll at 70. The attack, carried out by the criminal gang known as Gran Grif, targeted […]

Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé pledged to resolve the insecurity problem with severe measures against armed gangs, after assuming the country’s Executive Power on Saturday, February 7. “The gangs and those who support them will be pursued. The state will reclaim every occupied area until the day when all children can go to school […]

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Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has released a long-awaited electoral calendar, setting the first round of presidential and legislative elections for August 30, 2026. The move marks the latest attempt to restore constitutional order in a country that has gone nearly a decade without elections and four years without an elected government, amid a spiraling […]

More than fifty inmates died in Haiti between July and September due to extreme overcrowding, a lack of medical care, chronic food and water shortages, and filthy, unventilated cells, according to United Nations data reported by Haiti Libre. RELATED: Haiti: Epidemiological surveillance strengthened in the face of cholera spread The Association of Volunteers for the […]

The Dominican Republic deported 35,276 Haitian nationals without legal status in August alone, bringing the total number of foreigners returned to their countries of origin this year to 250,741, according to the General Directorate of Migration (DGM). RELATED: Haiti’s Cycle of Violence Deepens as Civil Militias Join Fight Against Gangs Statistics show that last month’s […]

Kenyan President William Ruto on Sunday called on the UN Security Council to guide a “responsible transition” of the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) in Haiti, whose current mandate expires in October. RELATED: Deadly Accident Involving Haiti Security Mission Vehicles Reported in Kenscoff Ruto made the statement during a bilateral meeting with Barbados Prime Minister […]