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Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as a transitional council takes over

2:49pm April 25, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, has formally stepped down and a new transitional council has been sworn in. Finance chief Michel Patrick Boisvert is the new interim prime minister.

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Haiti's prime minister steps down, leaving a power vacuum amid mounting violence

11:09am March 16, 2024

The Haitian prime minister has agreed to step down in an attempt to quell violence there. But several obstacles remain to ensure a peaceful transition of power to new leadership.

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Armed members of the G9 and Family gang stand guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

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A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader

11:31am March 15, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

NPR reports from inside Haiti, as gangs unleash another day of violence in the country's capital. It comes as political groups try to form a transitional council.

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A pedestrian walks past the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday. Gang members exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers around the airport in the latest of a series of attacks on government sites.

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Haiti's prime minister is stranded abroad as gangs threaten 'civil war'

6:18pm March 06, 2024

Haiti's embattled prime minister is in neighboring Puerto Rico, still unable to return to Port-au-Prince, as calls for him to resign grow louder by the day.

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A demonstrator holds up a Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday.

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3 things to know about the current crisis in Haiti

10:50am March 05, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

The scenes from Haiti may look familiar, as heavily armed gangs trade fire and civilians cower in fear. But there is something different about this latest episode.

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