Reciprocal arrangement: Kenya, Haiti sign agreement allowing police deployment
Haiti requested help in 2022 as the violence surged but could not find a country willing to lead a mission. Many governments have been wary of intervening to support Henry’s unelected administration in a nation where previous missions have been dogged by human rights abuses.
Without an effective government and at the mercy of roaming criminals, Haitians are taking security in their own hands
Fighting for their right to live peacefully is what Jonel Joseph and Jean-Denis Petitpha have been doing since the night of April 24, 2023, when around 3am they heard gunfire ring through their southern Port-au-Prince neighbourhood of Canapé-Vert.
As Haitian PM Henry visited Kenya and US pushed for police mission, sceptical Haitians were seeking to rebuild their country
Since 400 Mawozo opened fire on a public minibus on February 18, killing 10 people in one of a string of recent attacks, buses have been unable to pass, and Lafontant Chipps is now waiting impatiently for the route to reopen.
PM Ariel Henry visits Nairobi in attempt to firm up deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti
In Haiti, gangs have grown more powerful and political instability has increased since the assassination of President Moïse, who had faced protests calling for his resignation over corruption charges and claims that his five-year term had expired.
Kenya new car sales plunge 15 per cent in 2023 as new taxes and weaker currency bite
Individuals and businesses bought 11,370 units last year, the Kenya Motor Industry Association said in data released on Friday, down from 13,352 units sold in 2022.
It’s not Makerere University that’s sending its retired staff to early grave, it’s Uganda’s deathly benefits structure
Today, the sociocultural and socioeconomic environment of Uganda is not friendly to the old and the young. Many retirees have entered the wider society when the extended family system, which used to provide social and economic security to the old and elderly is collapsed, and government’s preferred economic models do not favour the old and elderly
Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says after president undergoes annual physical
After he returned to the White House on Wednesday, Biden attended an event on combating crime and suggested that when it came to his health “everything is squared away” and “there is nothing different than last year.” He also joked about his age and people thinking “I look too young.”
Ghana’s anti-gay law draws United Nations condemnation after it is passed by parliament
The United States said it was deeply troubled by the bill, saying it threatens Ghanaians’ freedom of speech and is urging for its constitutionality to be reviewed, said State Department spokesman Matthew Miller on Wednesday.
US President Biden concedes Israeli army killing of 100 Palestinians will jolt Gaza ceasefire talks
Medics in Gaza said they could not cope with the flood of serious injuries, which came as the death toll in nearly five months of war passed 30,000, according to Palestinian health authorities.
