Gang violence Stories
Specialised MSS teams have since been deployed to search for the missing officer, but there have been no updates from Kenyan authorities in Haiti.
The report highlights three large-scale massacres that resulted in over 300 deaths, with the most severe attack occurring in the Wharf Jérémie neighbo...
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...
The measures include an asset freeze, a travel ban to the EU, and a ban on EU entities providing financial support.
Children now comprise up to half of all armed group members, with recruitment driven by widespread poverty, lack of education and collapse of essentia...
The escalating situation has seen the US Federal Aviation Administration issue a notice prohibiting US civilian aircraft and US pilots from flying bel...
As the mission grapples with these challenges, Kenya is urging international partners, particularly the UN, to step in and strengthen the operation.
The current wave of displacement, the largest since August 2023, comes as armed gangs who have joined forces strengthen their grip on the capital.
Reuters on Thursday witnessed crowds of residents running down the streets, many carrying suitcases, backpacks and small children as cars packed to th...
More than 4,200 people have fled their homes in fresh attacks around the capital since last Thursday, according to U.N. estimates,
Near-famine conditions push boys to pick up guns while girls are sexually abused and forced into domestic work in the Carribean nation.
Haiti has been plagued by violence and insecurity at the hands of armed gangs, amid ongoing political, socioeconomic and humanitarian challenges.
Output at Peligre has been down since Monday after people stormed the plant demanding other areas be supplied before the capital, Port-au-Prince.
It has been confirmed that salaries for the Kenyan team in the mission will be reflected in their individual bank accounts this week.
Residents say the area enjoyed relative peace until a fortnight ago when the armed gang started terrorising them.
The General Service Unit's Recce team has been conducting patrols in local streets and the port, focusing on combating gangs.
As clashes continue in Haiti, more than 578,000 people are displaced, and nearly five million – roughly half the population – are facing acute hunger,...
During a UN Security Council session on Wednesday, the United States and Canada emphasised that the international community needed to follow through o...
The U.S. is the principal financial backer of a Kenya-led international security force the United Nations has ratified be sent to Haiti to help its po...
