Violence out of control in Haiti

[mzeiya]

Haiti's government has declared a state of emergency as violence escalates. Armed gangs demanding the prime minister's resignation have attacked two prisons, allowing thousands of inmates to escape, and leaving dozens dead and wounded.

Violence has reached unprecedented levels since the assassination of president Jovenel Moise at his home in 2021. It's estimated that gangs now control as much as 80 percent of the capital Port-au-Prince. Prime minister Ariel Henry travelled out of the country last week to try and drum up support for a multinational peace mission to bring the gang violence under control.

 

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Haiti became independent from France in 1804, that is over 200yrs ago and it is nearly the same time the US became independent from Britain in 1776. A 28yr difference. But maneno in Haiti are very different from maneno in the US. Sad. What went wrong?

 

[mzeiya]

Haiti became independent from France in 1804, that is over 200yrs ago and it is nearly the same time the US became independent from Britain in 1776. A 28yr difference. But maneno in Haiti are very different from maneno in the US. Sad. What went wrong?

So many things, it's just plain sad.
Harsh colonisation, immense debt to France, political instability, exploitation, assassinations, natural catastrophes and the list goes on.

 

[mzeiya]