Haiti
Judge claims wife helped kill her husband, the Haiti president
Martine Moise has been charged along with 51 others for killing her husband, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise. President Moise was shot dead in his bedroom on July 7, 2021. The 47-year-old Moise was shot twelve times and killed. His wife suffered gunshots to her arms and thigh, along with other injuries to her hand and…
Read MoreCourt blocks sending Kenyan police to Haiti
The Kenyan High Court has temporarily blocked the deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti or any other country pending the hearing of a petition filed by the Thirdway Alliance Kenya and two other groups. The petitioners argue that the constitution does not envisage the deployment of the police service outside Kenya, adding that deployment of…
Read MoreThe United Nations has approved multinational troops to be sent to Haiti to combat gang violence
The United Nations Security Council has approved the deployment of an armed multinational force to Haiti to fight gangs that have forced 200,000 people to flee their homes to avoid being raped or murdered. The decision follows repeated calls for military assistance by Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the…
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