Haiti paid France a costly ransom for independence. Some say it must be paid back
Worldview: Violence-ridden Haiti’s “double debt” and the borrowing to pay it, has pushed the country down a spiral of indebtedness
Haiti
Roxane Gay: ‘I was teased for my surname in school in the 1980s. People were like: is ‘Is’ your middle name?’
The American author, professor and social commentator on female agreeability, getting angry every time she checks the news and wearing sandals in the shower
Apartheid South Africa: ‘Ernest Cole’s photographs were the first that told the story from inside the beast’
Raoul Peck, director of Ernest Cole: Lost & Found, on his new film about the trailblazing photographer
Exhibition forces viewers to confront the sweat and dead bodies that built Europe’s fortunes
Entitled Colonial Memory, it was held recently at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid and was a reminder that colonialism has not ended
Sidestepping deployed Kenyan forces, Haiti gangs continue reign of terror
Country’s tricky transition back to democratic rule undermined by powerful gangs and lack of personnel and funding
Haiti police desperately in need of help as battle against gangs escalates
Police chief Frantz Elbé has seen his house burnt down, while armed gangs have seized control of many parts of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince
Haiti’s capital rocked by violence as shooting fills streets
Haiti has been facing a worsening conflict with alliances of gangs vying for control of Port-au-Prince
Digicel ‘has not seen significant impact’ on Haiti business from crisis
Caribbean country is telecoms group’s largest market by mobile subscribers
Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
World Health Organisation says a cholera outbreak which has been declining could flare up again if turmoil continues
Haiti’s prime minister says he will resign amid escalating gang violence
Ariel Henry is in Puerto Rico as Haiti’s political future hangs in the balance, with criminal gangs overrunning much of the capital, Port-au-Prince
‘Barbecue’: the violent warlord calling the shots in Haiti’s slums
Publicity-hungry ex-policeman Jimmy Cherizier is calling for a revolution to topple embattled government
What led to the Haiti jailbreak – and can democracy be restored?
With gangs growing more powerful, political leaders abroad and a UN force yet to appear, the country finds itself in an unprecedented crisis
US calls for citizens to exit Haiti quickly as violence escalates
Hundreds gather in capital chanting for prime minister Ariel Henry to step down and expressing support for gang leader Johnson ‘Izo’ Andre
Violent clashes in Haiti’s capital disrupt communications and spark huge prison break
Armed groups attack country’s largest prison as top gang leader calls on criminal groups to unite and overthrow country’s prime minister
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