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Newshour: 12/03/2024 21:06 GMT: How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?

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12/03/2024 21:06 GMT

12/03/2024 21:06 GMT: How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?

How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?

BBC World Service - Newshour, How can Haiti's gangs be controlled?

Aid agencies say the situation in Port-au-Prince has become desperate

Aid agencies say the situation in Port-au-Prince has become desperate.

The US State Department says it expects a transitional council in Haiti to be appointed within the next 48 hours. Once established it will nominate a new prime minister to succeed Ariel Henry who announced his plans to resign on Monday. His departure had been a demand of the gangs which control much of Haiti, but even though he's now going, they're maintaining their blockade of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Much of the city remains closed, and people are running out of essential goods. We hear from residents of the capital, a former Haitian government minister, and an expert on the gangs.
 
Also in the programme: How Ukrainian sea drones are proving a potent weapon against the Russian navy; and are Hollywood stars a good thing for London theatres and audiences?
 
(Photo: People fleeing violence receive food outside a Haitian National Police station, following a shootout between rival gangs, in Port-au-Prince. February 12, 2024. Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol)

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