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Kenyan police are leaving for a controversial deployment in Haiti to take on powerful, violent gangs
ABC 26 New Orleans· 14 hours agoNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan police officers were leaving Monday for Haiti, where they will lead a multinational force against the powerful gangs whose deadly violence spiked this year …
Kenya Sends First Group of Police to Fight Crime in Haiti
Bloomberg· 16 hours agoKenyan President William Ruto sent-off the first 400 police officers to Haiti to help tackle gang...
U.S. seeks life in prison for Haiti gang leader ‘Yonyon’ for role in weapons smuggling
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 7 days agoFederal prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for the leader of a notorious Haitian gang who has...
Haiti PM touts new police chief in fight against violent gangs
AFP via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHaiti's Prime Minister Garry Conille said Thursday that a decision to replace the national police...
UN Assesses Total Displaced by Gang Crisis
newser· 6 days agoWith more than 2,500 people killed or injured across Haiti in the first three months of the year, Haiti's National Police, understaffed and overwhelmed...
Ex-Haitian Gang Leader Is Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison in Gunrunning Scheme
New York Times· 11 hours agoProsecutors said Joly Germine, 31, who had led the 400 Mawozo gang, was involved in a conspiracy...
Kenyan Police Deployment to Haiti Imminent, Sources Say
US News & World Report· 22 hours agoThe first Kenyan police officers assigned to a mission to tackle rampant gang violence in Haiti are leaving Kenya imminently, four officers on the mission and a former police officer said. Kenya ...
What is Haitian Voodoo?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 3 days agoVoodoo is often seen as a practice involving magic. In Haiti, Voodoo is a religion born out of the struggle of slaves. And today, it is used as a form of...
US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
San Francisco Chronicle· 12 hours agoA man who once described himself as “king” of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti and is linked to...
US judge sentences Germine Joly, former leader of a powerful gang in Haiti, to 35 years in prison
Detroit News· 14 hours agoA man who once described himself as “king” of a notoriously violent gang in Haiti and is linked to...