Haiti’s Prime Minister resigns

Henry concludes his letter by thanking the Haitian people for the opportunity to serve the country. “with integrity, wisdom and honor.”

A Transition Council to overcome the crisis

The formation of the Presidential Transition Council This Thursday is the first step towards the creation of new institutions that help overcome the crisis that Haiti is suffering, at least at the institutional level, a situation that is out of control due to the violence of armed gangs and the long wait for the multinational mission authorized by the United Nations.

Violence erupted in Port-au-Prince on February 29 when it emerged that Henry, who was not elected but appointed following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, planned to postpone the elections until August 2025even though his mandate had already expired on February 29.

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On the day of Henry’s announcement, powerful gang leader and former police officer Jimmy Cherisier, also known as ‘Barbecue’, declared that he was launching a “revolution” to overthrow Henry from power and led a coalition of gangs called Vivre Ensemble against government buildings, the international community, the Port-au-Prince airport and prisons, from which they freed some 3,600 prisoners in a single day.

Henry, who was on an international tour, He was unable to return to the island and international pressure from the United States and the Community of Caribbean Nations led him to announce on March 11 that he would resign once a transition council was formed.

The conflict in Haiti worsens day by day

The situation in Haiti has been very difficult in recent years, marked by a series of political, economic and social crises. From the devastating aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, which left the country in dire straits, to political tensions and government instability, The country has faced numerous challenges.

Political tensions and lack of effective leadership have hampered efforts to address underlying problems facing the country, such as extreme poverty, corruption and lack of basic infrastructure.

In fact, the first quarter of 2024 has been the bloodiest in the country since 2022when the worst wave of crime and crime in recent years began.

In total, 2,500 cases of violent deaths or serious injuries caused by criminal gangs were recorded, which represents 53% more in relation to what until now was the most violent quarter, which was the immediately previous one. (October-December 2023), according to UN figures.