Heavy gunfire erupted early Saturday in the Haitian capital as residents, already enduring chaotic violence and grave food shortages, faced mounting frustration over delays in announcing a transitional government meant to restore stability.
Armed police officers monitor the area after gang violence in the neighborhood on the evening of March 21, 2024, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 22, 2024. – More than 33,000 people fled Port-au-Prince this month as the Haitian capital was overrun by well-armed gangs triggering political chaos in the impoverished Caribbean nation, the United Nations has said.
Henry agreed on March 11 to step down, but negotiations on forming a transitional government have been slow despite pressure from neighboring Caribbean countries and the United States. Haiti has been rocked by violence for weeks, starting with the coordinated gang offensive to release thousands of prison inmates.
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