Haiti PM resigns as transitional council sworn in

Key Facts

• Image source, Reuters Image caption, Police used tear gas on crowds near the National Palace ahead of the ceremony swearing in members of Haiti's transitional presidential council Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned on Thursday as a new council was sworn in to lead the country gripped by deadly gang violence.
• He said he was "not proud" of the spiralling violence in Haiti, and warned the crisis could continue if groups like his - which rail against "corrupt politicians" - are not part of a future government.
• HAITI: THE BASICS The Caribbean country shares a border with the Dominican Republic and has an estimated population of 11.5 million It has a land area of 27,800 sq km, which is slightly smaller than Belgium and about the same size as the US state of Maryland Chronic instability, dictatorships and natural disasters in recent decades have left Haiti the poorest nation in the Americas An earthquake in 2010 killed more than 200,000 people and caused extensive damage to infrastructure and the economy A UN peacekeeping force was put in place in 2004 to help stabilise the country and only withdrew in 2017 In July 2021, President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated by unidentified gunmen in Port-au-Prince.
• Amid political stalemate, the country continues to be wracked by unrest and gang violence Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A woman sleeps on the floor of a classroom in a school that has become a shelter for displaced people following the gang violence that spread through the country Image source, Getty Images Image caption, A street vendor flees from gang violence in Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince MORE ON THIS STORY

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