WASHINGTON — The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as
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Haiti’s neighbors prepare for ‘drastic escalation’ in violence after jailbreak
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s neighbors on Monday began shoring up their defenses and recalling embassy staff as a gang conflict in the Caribbean nation escalated
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Kenya and Haiti sign agreements to try and salvage plan to deploy Kenyan police to battle gangs
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya and Haiti signed agreements Friday to try to salvage a plan for the African country to deploy 1,000 police officers
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US reiterates support for a Haiti deployment as it meets with Caribbean leaders
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The U.S. government on Monday reiterated its support to help restore peace and calm to Haiti, saying it will provide money,
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Woman jailed for taking child to Kenya for female genital mutilation
LONDON (BBC) — A woman has been jailed for taking a three-year-old British child to Africa for female genital mutilation (FGM). Amina Noor, 40, from
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Haiti says it is working on an agreement with Kenya to secure a long-awaited police deployment
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s government announced Wednesday that it is working on an official agreement with Kenyan officials to secure the long-awaited deployment of a
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Haitians suffering gang violence are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Radio stations across Haiti got jammed with calls just hours after a court in Kenya blocked the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force to
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Gang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims killed, injured and kidnapped more than doubling last year, the
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Experts warn that foreign armed forces headed to Haiti will face major obstacles
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — An international armed force slated to fight violent gangs in Haiti this year will face multiple challenges including shifting gang allegiances and widespread corruption
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Preparations to deploy Kenyan police to Haiti ramp up, despite legal hurdles
NAIROBI (AP) — The head of Haiti’s national police visited Kenya Thursday, as local authorities prepare for the deployment of Kenyan police to the Caribbean
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