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Kenyan police officers undergo post-deployment training in Haiti with MSS support
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 23, 2025

In addition to the tactical training, the programme emphasises non-tactical elements to enhance the officers' overall professionalism.

Kenyan police hand over key Haiti bases to Guatemalan peacekeepers
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jan 22, 2025

The newly renovated FOB has served as a vital strategic hub for improving response times and supporting key areas such as the National Port.

As more police officers are deployed to Haiti, Kenyans put government in a spot over insecurity at home
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 19, 2025

Kenyans have demanded urgent action from the government to restore order and prioritise local security over international missions.

Guatemala, El Salvador send troops to Haiti to fight gangs as Kenyan-led mission struggles to restore normalcy
Reuters  |  Jan 04, 2025

The mission has failed to prevent gangs from taking new territories and committing several massacres as violence dramatically escalated in the last mo...

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...

Kenyan officers, Haiti police deny claims of a breakdown in relations
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 09, 2024

Although Kenya pledged in October to deploy an additional 600 officers, this commitment remains unfulfilled due to the volatile security situation.

Haiti gang massacres at least 110 people in Cite Soleil, rights group says
Reuters  |  Dec 09, 2024

Gang members killed at least 60 people on Friday and 50 on Saturday using machetes and knives.

Surrender or face inevitable force, Haiti police tell gang leader Barbecue
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Nov 27, 2024

In addition to combatting the gangs, the MSS and PNH have been working alongside residents to address infrastructure challenges.

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...

Haiti crisis: Over 20,000 flee as gang violence spurs mass displacement
UN News  |  Nov 19, 2024

The current wave of displacement, the largest since August 2023, comes as armed gangs who have joined forces strengthen their grip on the capital.

UN says Haiti conflict has 'worsened' as gangs push fresh attacks
Reuters  |  Oct 23, 2024

More than 4,200 people have fled their homes in fresh attacks around the capital since last Thursday, according to U.N. estimates,

President Ruto: We can only support Kenyan troops in Haiti till March
Mary Wambui  |  Oct 11, 2024

Visit by the Haitian leader is meant to drum up support for the release of funds and the deployment of the remaining troops.

Haiti gangs recruiting more child soldiers, human rights report says
Reuters  |  Oct 09, 2024

Near-famine conditions push boys to pick up guns while girls are sexually abused and forced into domestic work in the Carribean nation.

Ruto to visit Kenyan forces in Haiti as he heads to New York
Mwangi Maina  |  Sep 21, 2024

Ruto is anticipated to call on world leaders to contribute troops, financial resources, and equipment to bolster the Kenyan force.

UN rights expert urges urgent action as Haiti crisis worsens
Reuters  |  Sep 21, 2024

Powerful gangs armed largely with weapons trafficked from the United States have taken over most of the capital and expanded to nearby areas.

UN Haiti chief warns of 'catastrophic' impact of gang war displacements
Reuters  |  Jun 19, 2024

Almost 580,000 people in Haiti are internally displaced - around 5 per cent of the Caribbean country's entire population.

Haiti PM condemns killing of police officers in gang ambush
Reuters  |  Jun 11, 2024

A group of armed men working under gang leader Jimmy "Barbeque" Cherizier ambushed a patrol from the police's anti-gang unit in the Delmas 18 neighbou...

Haiti's new PM Garry Conille says leaders are setting aside differences
Reuters  |  Jun 04, 2024

Garry Conille spoke days after being named for the office, more than a month after a nine-member transition council was sworn in, and nearly three mon...

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