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Gang boss in Haiti sees conspiracy behind president's killing

11/07/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - Weekend, Gang boss in Haiti sees conspiracy behind president's killing

President Jovenel Moise was gunned down before dawn on Wednesday at his home

One of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders, Jimmy Cherizier,said on Saturday his men would take to the streets to protest the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, threatening to pitch the impoverished Caribbean country deeper into chaos. 

The UK’s House of Lords plans a new Bill to recognise animals- including crustaceans and molluscs- as sentient beings. 

And how the pandemic has affected our mental health? Not as bad as expected, according to a forthcoming report. 

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House international affairs think tank ; and Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford and a former vice-president of the World Bank. 

(Photo: A woman walks on a sidewalk following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, in Port-au-Prince. Credit: Reuters.)

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