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Haiti, gang violence and Transition President

Amid escalating gang violence, new leader takes over Haiti’s rocky transitional council

A U.S. educated economist and former head of Haiti’s Central Bank assumed the presidency of the country’s embattled transition council on Friday, pointing fingers at the economic elite and blaming “the cannibal” of chaos Haitians are living in on the country’s collapsing economic system.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Haitian Economist Takes Over as Transition President in Friendly Ceremony

Haitian economist and former central bank chief Fritz Alphonse Jean took over the rotating presidency of Haiti's transitional presidential council on Friday, taking the top executive role in a country battling a devastating conflict with armed gangs.

The Washington Post · 2d

New leader takes over Haiti's transitional presidential council as violence persists

The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti has sworn in a new leader, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence

Voice of America · 2d

Haiti swears in new leader amid din of gang violence

The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti swore in a new leader Friday, as the country continues to struggle with persistent gang violence. Fritz Alphonse Jean, an economist and former central bank governor,

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Caribbean nations haven’t sent all forces to Haiti to join Kenya-led mission. Here’s why

Caribbean leaders say they remain committed to Haiti even as funding for Kenya-led security mission remains uncertain.

The Associated Press on MSN13d

Kenyan police officer sent to Haiti to help rein in violent gangs is killed in fighting

The death was a blow to efforts to try and rein in Haiti’ s gangs, which have violently rampaged through the country since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. Kenya has sent ...

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Kenya's Haiti Gambit: A Test of International Leadership in an Era of Shifting Alliances

Kenya’s bold decision to lead a multinational security mission in Haiti marks a pivotal moment in its emergence as a global security actor. What began as an ambitious initiative to demonstrate l ...

Christian Science Monitor3d

Kenyan troops gave Haitians hope for security. Have they delivered?

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

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iciHaiti - Security : Monitoring process for repatriating the body of the Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti

Following the press release published on February 23, 2025 concerning the death of Samuel Tompoi Kaetuai, Kenyan Police ...

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Kenyan police officer in Haiti to help rein in gangs is killed during operation in countryside

Kenyan authorities say one of their officers sent to Haiti to help rein in the country’s gangs died after being injured in an operation in the countryside ...

The New York Times14d

Kenyan Police Officer Killed in Haiti in Anti-Gang Operation

The officer’s death appeared to be the first among the Kenyan forces that were sent to Haiti last year as part of an international effort to subdue gang violence. By Yan Zhuang and Matthew Mpoke ...

Business Daily Africa13d

Kenya Haiti mission, DCI upgrades get extra Sh6bn in mini-budget

The extra funding for the Kenya mission in strife-torn Haiti is a morale booster to the officers there who had for months ...

allAfrica.com on MSN14d

Kenya Reports First Casualty in Haiti Anti-Gang Operation

Kenya recorded its first casualty in Haiti after a Kenyan police officer succumbed to injuries sustained during an anti-gang ...

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