Haitian Prime Minister to visit Kenya for support after gang massacreHaitian Prime Minister Garry Conille embarked on a trip to the United Arab Emirates and Kenya on Saturday to seek security assistance in the aftermath of one of deadliest gang attacks in the Caribbean nation in recent years. The massacre caused widespread shock even in a country that has grown accustomed to outbreaks of violence, and where the national police force is outgunned and understaffed. Last week, the U.N. Security Council authorized for another year an international security force that is intended to help local police fight gangs and provide law and order. A spokesperson for Haiti’s national police told Reuters on Friday evening that the director of police in charge of the Artibonite department had been replaced. Gran Grif is the largest gang in Haiti’s Artibonite department, according to security analysts.

Source: Daily Nation October 07, 2024 14:14 UTC