The Haiti Megathread

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Much respect to Jubril and the Passport Heavy team for this.

So glad to see Okap getting so much love lately. I've always loved that place.

Okap is not perfect but it is has waaayyy more potential than PauP.

R.I.P Mikaben

 

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Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says

Around seven in 10 people in Haiti back proposed creation of an international force to help the national police fight violence from armed gangs who have expanded their territory since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a survey carried out in January.

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2 minute readFebruary 3, 20237:18 PM ESTLast Updated 2 days ago

Around 70% of Haitians back international force to fight gangs, survey says​

Houses pack a hillside in the Jalousie district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti February 3,2023. REUTERS/Ricardo Arduengo

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Around seven in 10 people in Haiti back proposed creation of an international force to help the national police fight violence from armed gangs who have expanded their territory since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise, according to a survey carried out in January.

Some 69% of nearly 1,330 people across Haiti said they supported an "international force" - which has been requested by the Haitian government - according to a survey from local business risk management group Agerca and consulting firm DDG.


Nearly 80%, however, said they believed Haiti's PNH national police needed international support to resolve the problem of armed gangs, most saying it should be deployed immediately.

In October, the United Nations suggested a "rapid action force" be sent to Haiti to combat escalating violence from armed gangs whose turf battles have left hundreds dead and thousands displaced.

But many have expressed skepticism, citing abuses from past missions and questioning a force backing the administration of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, which has been without democratically elected representatives since early January.

Most countries have been wary of sending troops, though nearby Jamaica on Tuesday said it would be willing to participate and El Salvador has offered "technical assistance".

U.N. envoy to Haiti Helen La Lime last week said she had heard caution from the United States and Canada, but "not a definite no."

"Nobody wants to repeat the mistakes of the past," she said, adding the force would work in partnership with the PNH.


More than a third of those surveyed said since 2021 they knew someone in their neighborhood, family, or workplace who had been killed. Over 70% said their movements in the capital had been limited by gang presence and 83% said they lost income.

Some 36% said they or someone they knew had since 2021 been victim of a kidnapping, while 28% said this was the case for physical assault, and 9% for sexual assault. A quarter said they had stopped social activities and a fifth said they had left their homes.

 

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HWA celebrates Haitian Women Trailblazers

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Haitian Women's Alliance will host a panel of three Haitian women at the top of their fields. They are Claudine Joseph...

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good discussion in the comments

 

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Peace yall.

Yall going through it right now!

 

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Who most likely was a stooge of the French/Western powers.

MSN

French President Emmanuel Macron's recent characterization of Haiti's transitional presidential council (TPC) as "total morons" has ignited significant diplomatic tensions between his country and its former colony.

Former council president Edgard Leblanc Fils said the words insulted an entire nation "living through dark times."

Macron was captured on video during the G20 summit in Brazil earlier this month criticizing the council's decision to dismiss Prime Minister Garry Conille after just six months in office

"They're total morons," Macron said. "They never should have dismissed him."

Conille, a former United Nations official, was appointed Haiti's Prime Minister in June 2024 by the TPC, a body established to guide the nation through its political instability.

In the video, Macron went on to say that their decision-making at a time of significant organized crime was "completely dumb."

Conille was replaced by businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on November 11.

Macron's Comment Draws Ambassadorial Criticism​

Macron did not hold back when it came to placing the blame in Haiti's unrest.

"Honestly, it is Haitians who killed Haiti by letting in drug trafficking," he said.

Former Senate Leader Leblanc said "[Macron] did not hesitate to interfere in a matter that essentially concerns the Haitian authorities," Leblanc said in a statement, referring to Macron's praise of Conille as "formidable."

The Haitian Foreign Ministry also summoned France's ambassador to Haiti, labeling Macron's remarks as "unfriendly and inappropriate."

"This is complete rubbish," truck driver Nicolas Jean Bernett told Africanews.

"The French still think of us as animals like in the past times of slavery," he said.

 

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Death Toll in 'Humanitarian Catastrophe'​

The diplomatic spat comes at the crux of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Haiti.

Armed gangs dominate large swaths of the capital Port-au-Prince and its surroundings, forcing tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes.

According to the United Nations, over 150 people were killed, and 20,000 displaced in just one week of violence in October. This year alone, more than 4,500 Haitians have died as a result of gang-related violence. Only 24 percent of the capital's healthcare facilities remain open as doctors and nurses fear for their lives.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has described the situation as a "catastrophe," warning that escalating violence is obstructing the delivery of aid to those most in need.

Haiti's transitional government, tasked with restoring order, has struggled to unify its leadership and implement effective strategies. Years of corruption and institutional decay have left critical systems, such as the judiciary and police, underfunded and ineffective.

This is no different than when the same Macron demanded that African heads of state go to France and explain why they didn't want their money held hostage by France. Very similar to Trump's shythole comment.