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Malindi police arrest 42 suspected gang members in security sweep
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 14, 2025

In the raid, officers also recovered 14 mobile phones believed to have been stolen, allegedly found in the possession of a suspect identified as Ahmed...

Kenya appeals for global support to secure peace in Somalia, Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 12, 2025

Musalia Mudavadi stressed that while international fatigue over funding is understandable, Kenya and regional partners cannot afford to lose the groun...

Kenya-led mission in Haiti set to end in October if UNSC adopts new resolution
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 06, 2025

On Thursday, US Ambassador Dorothy Shea told the Security Council that the next international force must be resourced to hold territory, secure infras...

Kenyan police officer killed in Haiti accident identified
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 02, 2025

Kennedy Mutuku Nzuve was killed on August 31, 2025, after two armoured MaxxPro vehicles were involved in a tragic crash along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Vill...

UN rallies behind Kenya-led security mission in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 30, 2025

Antonio Guterres said such support is vital to reinforce local initiatives, safeguard civilians, and pave the way for a return to law and order and cr...

‘The people of Haiti are in a perfect storm of suffering,’ warns UN chief
UN News  |  Aug 29, 2025

State authority is crumbling across Haiti while gang violence engulfs the capital Port-au-Prince and beyond, “paralysing daily life and forcing famili...

Kenyan-led forces retake Télcos Station from gangs in Haiti
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 26, 2025

MSS spokesman Jack Ombaka said that specialized units, working with the Haitian National Police (PNH), carried out a night raid and seized the Télcos...

US wants foreign force in Haiti doubled, scale back on Kenya’s role in taking on gangs
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

The US is drafting a resolution to present to the United Nations Security Council to "properly resource" Haiti's fight to reduce gang territorial cont...

Why ‘Tomorrow is too late’ to scale up humanitarian aid in Haiti
UN News  |  Aug 19, 2025

Women and girls face the brunt of this crisis. Gender-based violence (GBV) such as gang rape is rampant, particularly in the capital Port-au-Prince, a...

World has tools to end Haiti’s crisis, it’s time to use them -humanitarian coordinator
UN News  |  Aug 13, 2025

Haiti is currently facing a protracted and worsening humanitarian crisis, with gang violence expanding beyond the capital of Port-au-Prince. Civilians...

From crisis to cultivation: Haiti’s farmers build resilience one seed at a time
UN News  |  Aug 11, 2025

There are now over 200 GPAS located throughout Haiti, which cultivate high-quality seeds to distribute to other farmers with the goal of increasing fa...

Haiti declares state of emergency as gang violence spreads beyond Port-au-Prince
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 10, 2025

The violence has forced dozens to flee across the Artibonite River, some on foot and others by swimming, to escape gang-controlled areas.

US warns of heavy gunfire near its embassy in Haiti
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 05, 2025

Residents in the Haitian capital confirmed to AFP that heavy exchanges of gunfire broke out between armed gangs and police forces in the vicinity of t...

More than 1,500 killed between April and June in Haiti
UN News  |  Aug 02, 2025

As many gangs expand their territory, they have committed human rights violations, according to the UN, including extrajudicial killings, child exploi...

Haiti: Violence and displacement driving humanitarian crisis as funding needs go unmet
UN News  |  Jul 24, 2025

Nearly 1.3 million people in the Caribbean country have fled their homes, with an additional 15,000 uprooted last week after armed attacks in the comm...

US set to deport permanent residents over Haitian gang links
DW News  |  Jul 22, 2025

Thousands have been killed by gang violence that has swept Haiti in recent years. The Trump administration previously classified one of the main armed...

Nearly 5,000 killed in Haiti gang violence between October and June 2025 - UN
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 12, 2025

To help stabilise the situation, Kenya is leading a multinational support mission to assist the Haitian National Police. The team includes officers fr...

Haitian capital ‘paralysed and isolated’ by gang violence, Security Council hears
UN News  |  Jul 03, 2025

Since January, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH), recorded over 4,000 individuals deliberately killed – a 24 per cent increase compared to the...

Haiti on the brink: Gangs fill power vacuum as current solutions fail a nation in crisis
The Conversation  |  Jun 18, 2025

But rather than charting a path to stability, the CPT remains mired in dysfunction as Haiti’s crisis deepens with no end in sight. Armed gangs now con...

State moves to sign pacts on medical evacuation, territorial access for Kenyan police officers in Haiti
Lucy Mumbi  |  May 11, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi is expected in the Dominican Republic capital, Santo Doming,o between May 11 and 13 to hold talks with the co...

261 officers stranded as deployment to Haiti stalls due to lack of equipment, support
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 22, 2025

The United States, the mission's main financier, stated that it could not continue shouldering such a significant burden, while France announced a con...

UN forum renews calls for France to repay Haiti’s independence ‘ransom’
UN News  |  Apr 21, 2025

Officially, the payment was meant to compensate French plantation owners for “lost property” following independence, but the amount far exceeded actua...

Haitian President visits Kenyan troops as search for missing officer continues
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 29, 2025

Specialised MSS teams have since been deployed to search for the missing officer, but there have been no updates from Kenyan authorities in Haiti.

Human rights situation in Haiti remains ‘very alarming’, UN report finds
UN News  |  Feb 05, 2025

The report highlights three large-scale massacres that resulted in over 300 deaths, with the most severe attack occurring in the Wharf Jérémie neighbo...

Major events likely to influence security trajectory in Africa and beyond
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 31, 2024

In Africa, the conflicts in Sudan, DRC, and Somalia have led to a surge in internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, and refugees in the neighbour...

EU imposes sanctions against three Haitian gang leaders
Mary Wambui  |  Dec 17, 2024

The measures include an asset freeze, a travel ban to the EU, and a ban on EU entities providing financial support.

Child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti surges 70 per cent
UN News  |  Nov 25, 2024

Children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of education and collapse of essentia...

US issues travel advisory on Haiti following rising gang violence cases
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 21, 2024

The escalating situation has seen the US Federal Aviation Administration issue a notice prohibiting US civilian aircraft and US pilots from flying bel...

Trump era: Ruto pushes for UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti as US support wavers
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 19, 2024

As the mission grapples with these challenges, Kenya is urging international partners, particularly the UN, to step in and strengthen the operation.

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