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Haiti

Haiti is one of two nations, along with the Dominican Republic, that make up the Hispaniola Island in the Caribbean Sea. It is a former Spanish and later French colony that declared independence in 1804.

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Police officers patrol a street during an anti-gang operation north of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, April 28, 2022

UN: Scores dead or hurt in Haiti gang violence

A surge in fighting between rival gangs in the capital Port-au-Prince has killed 99 people and injured 135 others.
ConflictsJuly 16, 2022
A man on a motorcycle passes burning barricades

Gang violence traps thousands in Haitian town

Thousands have been trapped in the Cite Soleil neighborhood of Brooklyn following bloody turf wars between rival gangs.
CrimeJuly 13, 2022
A US border agent accosts Haitian migrants

US border guards used 'unnecessary force' on Haitians

US Border Protection released a report on widely publicized incidents of violence against refugees at the border.
Law and JusticeJuly 9, 2022
A man walks past charred and abandoned vehicles in La Plaine neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

UN rights chief condemns violence in Haiti

Michelle Bachelet said that violence has reached "intolerable levels" in the Caribbean country.
CrimeMay 18, 2022
A Coast Guard cutter seen in San Juan in 2017

11 drown after boat capsizes near Puerto Rico

The US Coast Guard said a vessel carrying mainly Haitian migrants capsized off the coast of Puerto Rico.
PoliticsMay 13, 2022
G9 coalition gang members ride a motorcycle through the Wharf Jeremy street market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2021

Haiti: Gang violence leaves 20 dead

The violence comes as gangs intensify their battle for control amidst a political vacuum.
CrimeApril 28, 2022
Dominican soldiers stand guard as people wait to cross the border from Haiti to the Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic starts building Haiti border wall

The wall will cover more than half of the border between the two countries.
MigrationFebruary 21, 2022
Haiti Streitkräfte in Port-au-Prince

2 journalists killed by gang in Haiti

Amady John Wesley and Wilguens Louissaint were killed in the attack near Port-au-Prince. A third journalist escaped.
Human RightsJanuary 7, 2022
Haiti's President Jovenel Moise

US charges suspect in assassination of Haitian president

Interpol had issued a red alert for the Colombian man in connection with the killing of President Jovenel Moise.
CrimeJanuary 4, 2022
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry talks with members of his cabinet shortly after his appointment

Haiti prime minister survives assassination attempt

Gunmen tried and failed to kill Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry at the weekend, his office have said.
PoliticsJanuary 3, 2022
A sign for the Christian Aid Ministries in Haiti

Kidnapped missionaries released in Haiti

All 12 missionaries kidnapped by a gang in Haiti in October have been released, according to the police.
PoliticsDecember 16, 2021
People stand at the site of an explosion in Cap-Haitien, Haiti

Haiti: Fuel tanker explodes, dozens killed — officials

A truck transporting gasoline has exploded, killing at least 60 people, according to an official.
CatastropheDecember 14, 2021
Gang members stand guard and hold guns six months after a massacre in the La Saline slum of Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Haiti: 2 North American hostages set free after gang attack

Haitian officials had said the gang had asked for $1 million each for the group of 17, which included five children.
CrimeNovember 21, 2021
Burning tires block a road, set by protesters in Port-au-Prince

General strike in Haiti over dire security situation

The streets of Port-au-Prince were eerily quiet Monday due to a general strike called over the security situation.
ConflictsOctober 19, 2021
A bird's eye view of downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti

17 US, Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

The missionaries were visiting an orphanage when they were abducted by a gang.
CrimeOctober 17, 2021
Valentina Alexandre speaks into a DW microphone

US history teacher visits ancestral homeland

Valentina Alexandre was born in Haiti and traveled to Benin to learn more about her ancestry.
CultureOctober 13, 202101:59 min
A Haitian family lines up at a migrant shelter in Mexico as they try to get into the US

Guatemala: Police find 126 migrants in container

Most of the migrants were from Haiti and they had hoped to arrive in the US but now would be sent to Honduras.
MigrationOctober 10, 2021
USA UN Generalversammlung Ariel Henry

Haiti PM vows to seek justice for president's assassination

Interim PM Ariel Henry has been accused of being involved in President Jovenel Moise's killing.
PoliticsSeptember 26, 2021
A Haitian immigrant glances back towards the United States while crossing the Rio Grande back into Mexico from Del Rio, Texas

US steps up security at Texas border crossing

More than 12,000 migrants are camped under the Del Rio bridge between Mexico and Texas.
PoliticsSeptember 25, 202102:41 min
Haitian migrants continue to cross across the US-Mexico border

US envoy for Haiti resigns citing 'inhumane' deportations

The US representative to Haiti offered his apologies to those affected by his country's recent round of deportations.
MigrationSeptember 23, 2021
Haitians who were deported from the United States pictured arriving at Haiti's international airport.

UN is 'concerned' by US expulsions of Haitian migrants

The UN agency suggested the US may not be carefully examining asylum claims before carrying out expulsions to Haiti.
MigrationSeptember 21, 2021
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

US border officials under fire over treatment of Haitians

There has been widespread anger over the use of horse reins to threaten Haitian migrants near a riverside camp in Texas.
Human RightsSeptember 21, 2021
The International bridge where thousands of Haitian migrants have created a makeshift camp remains closed

US starts flying Haitian migrants home from Texas

Three flights carrying Haitians have reportedly left Texas for Port-au-Prince after an influx of border crossings.
MigrationSeptember 19, 2021
Haitian migrants use a dam to cross to and from the United States from Mexico in Del Rio, Texas

Haitians under Texas border bridge likely facing removal

The US plans to put most of the 10,000 Haitian migrants under a bridge on the Mexico border on a plane home.
MigrationSeptember 19, 2021
People gather under a bridge

US holds thousands of migrants under Texas bridge

More than 10,000 migrants, mainly from Haiti, are currently being held under a bridge near the US-Mexico border.
MigrationSeptember 18, 2021
Armed guards look on during the funeral of assassinated President Jovenel Moise

Uncertainty still shrouds Haiti presidential killing

The Caribbean country has been gripped by a dramatic power struggle since President Moise's assassination.
PoliticsSeptember 17, 2021
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry

Haiti: Beleaguered PM Ariel Henry sacks justice minister

Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked his justice minister, one day after sacking the chief prosecutor.
PoliticsSeptember 16, 2021
Ariel Henry takes office

Haiti: PM sacks prosecutor tying him to president's murder

Prime Minister Ariel Henry has sacked the prosecutor who levelled charges against him for the murder of President Moise.
CrimeSeptember 14, 2021
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry

Haiti's PM 'invited' to testify in president slaying case

Prosecutors said Ariel Henry had been in contact with one of the key suspects in the killing of President Jovenel Moise.
Law and JusticeSeptember 11, 2021
A man stands in front of a damaged house in Pestel, Haiti

Haiti grows desperate as aid falters

Frustrated Haitians have attacked supply trucks from aid agencies as food and water dwindled after the Caribbean quake.
CatastropheAugust 21, 2021
A man stands in front of a collapsed house in Haiti

Haiti earthquake: Frustration grows over lack of aid

Authorities have raised the official death toll to 2,189 after a massive earthquake hit Haiti over the last weekend.
CatastropheAugust 19, 2021
A man passes by the ruins of a collapsed home

Haiti earthquake death toll nears 2,000

The country is coming under even more pressure as a tropical storm batters its quake-hit region.
CatastropheAugust 18, 2021
Survivors of Saturday's earthquake get soaked by heavy rain in Haiti

Tropical storm slams into quake-hit Haiti

Doctors and nurses are struggling against a range of logistical difficulties as a major storm lashes Haiti.
Nature and EnvironmentAugust 16, 2021
Firefighters search for survivors inside a collapsed building in Les Cayes, Haiti

Haiti earthquake death toll rises above 1,200

After a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, the death toll more than doubled and hundreds are still missing.
CatastropheAugust 15, 2021
A damaged property in the Haiti earthquake

Hundreds dead in Haiti earthquake

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck Haiti, with hundreds dead, and more than 1,800 injured.
CatastropheAugust 15, 2021
President Moise's wife attends a tribute for her late husband, President Moise, who is seen in a framed picture in the background

Haiti presidential security boss arrested over assassination

Presidential security chief Jean Laguel Civil is suspected of being involved in the killing of the Haitian president.
Law and JusticeJuly 27, 2021
Police carry the coffin of slain Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Cap-Haitien, July 23, 2021.

Haiti buries its slain president, amid turmoil

Haitians mourned President Jovenel Moise at a funeral in his hometown, as violent protests took place.
PoliticsJuly 23, 2021
Unrest in Cap Haitien, Haiti

Protests erupt in Haiti ahead of president’s funeral

Supporters of President Jovenel Moise set up roadblocks in Haiti demanding justice for the murdered leader.
PoliticsJuly 22, 2021
Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry

Haiti: Ariel Henry assumes post as prime minister

Henry takes office nearly two weeks after the assassination of late President Jovenel Moise.
PoliticsJuly 21, 2021
Haiti's interim Prime Minister Claude Joseph addresses the audience after suspects in the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, who was shot dead early Wednesday at his home, were shown to the media, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti July 8, 2021.

Haiti's interim PM Joseph says he will step down

Claude Joseph says he will make way for the man designated by the slain president to succeed him as prime minister.
PoliticsJuly 19, 2021
Claude Joseph talking into a microphone

US, EU diplomats back rival to Haiti's acting PM

"Core Group" ambassadors have urged Ariel Henry, named as PM by President Moise before his death, to form a government.
PoliticsJuly 17, 2021
Haitian police officers stand near a mural of assassinated President Jovenel Moise

Haiti president assassination: Ex-official among suspects

Colombian police chief suspects that a former Haitian official ordered President Jovenel Moise's assassination.
PoliticsJuly 16, 2021
Journalists stand next to a yellow police cordon near the residence of Haiti's slain President Jovenel Moise.

Haiti names new suspects in Moise assassination plot

Police are searching for a fired official, a former senator and a businessman over the killing of Haiti's president.
CrimeJuly 14, 2021
Members of the national army guard a bridge between the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Haiti: Key suspect arrested over president's assassination

The suspect is a Haitian national living in Florida, and claims to be a doctor.
Rule of LawJuly 12, 2021
Pope Francis speaks to crowd from hospital balcony

Pope Francis reappears after surgery, urges free health care

Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since undergoing intestinal surgery last week.
SocietyJuly 11, 2021
Isaac Risco

Haiti needs the world's help

Isaac Risco
After the murder of President Jovenel Moise, there's no avoiding foreign assistance for Haiti, writes DW's Isaac Risco.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2021
Journalists stand outside President Moise's residence

Haiti requests troops from US, UN for security

The US and UN have not announced any plans to provide military assistance yet.
Rule of LawJuly 10, 2021
Haitian Senate President Joseph Lambert

Haiti senators nominate Joseph Lambert as president

Lambert would succeed the assassinated Jovenel Moise, with Ariel Henry being named as new prime minister.
Rule of LawJuly 10, 2021
Haiti President Jovenel Moise

Haiti: 17 Colombian ex-soldiers tied to president's killing

Colombia's police chief said some of the suspects "may have belonged to the national army" but later left the military.
Rule of LawJuly 10, 2021
Suspects in the assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel Moise are shown to the media

Haiti says foreign suspects behind president's death

Suspects detained for the assassination of Haiti's president were shown with weapons allegedly used in the attack.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2021