US Embassy in Haiti issues alert amid heavy gunfire and traffic disruptions
Kenya announced plans in July last year to lead the mission to Haiti, where gangs control most of the capital and nearly 5,000 people were killed in the violence last year.
Officers of the Haitian National Police take part in an anti-gang operation following a confrontation with armed gangs after prominent gang leader Jimmy Cherizier called for Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry's government to be toppled, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 29, 2024.(photo credit: REUTERS/RALPH TEDY EROL)ByREUTERSUpdated: