In Haiti, gangs have disempowered the government, and violence and chaos reign in the capital Port-au-Prince. What is happening now? Haitian political scientist Yvens Rumbolds talks about gangsters who form coalitions with politicians, the guilt of the USA and a remnant of hope for his homeland.
His country may be on the brink, but Yvens Rumbolds can’t help but smile at one thought: not far from his office, guards are now keeping watch over a seat of government without a government. In the previous days, heavily armed gangs had literally laid siege to the capital Port-au-Prince, stormed prisons, seized control of the freight port and surrounded the airport. Ariel Henry, Prime Minister and President of Haiti in one, was on a diplomatic trip to Kenya at the time to promote, of all things, a UN police mission that was supposed to put a stop to the Haitian gangs. Henry could not re-enter. He announced his resignation from Puerto Rico on Monday.
Source: Stern
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