Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, May 11, 2026
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A new wave of gang violence in the Haiti's Ouest and Artibonite departments has left dozens dead and displaced thousands, according to the World Food Programme.
Residents flee their homes to escape clashes between armed gangs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, May 11, 2026
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Haitian politics

Around 30,000 people have had to flee their homes in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas following a new…

Armed gangs in Haiti control nearly all of Port-au-Prince and are expanding their reach outward. Once a peaceful farming…

The attack happened in the Artibonite region, where members of the Gran Grif gang have targeted locals in the past.

At least 40 people have been killed, some execution-style, after gangs attacked displaced people sheltering in a church near…

More than 2,600 people were displaced in the Artibonite department of Haiti following clashes between armed groups last week as…

Des quartiers du nord de la capitale haïtienne étaient toujours en proie, mercredi, à des affrontements entre groupes armés. Un…