Gangs control large parts of Haiti, leading to election postponement following Jovenel Moïse's assassination.

The entities involved

• Haiti →

  country in the Caribbean Sea

  • The Dominican Republic and Haiti share island and land borders, maintaining colonial rule and language ties.Mon 15:50
  • The Organization of American States (OAS) is currently gathering to address and resolve political crises in several member states, including Haiti, Venezuela, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.Mon 13:11
• Port-au-Prince →

  capital of Haiti

  • Historical events from 2016 included the formation of the Non-Aligned Movement and an earthquake striking Port-au-Prince, Haiti.Mon 11:33
  • An earthquake ravaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 2013, leading to the coordination of UN aid efforts and the provision of hospital ships.Fri 12:09
• Jovenel Moïse →

  President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021

  Nothing else this week.

Related events

• Gangs control most of the capital of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, and Washington has designated them as a terrorist group.Jul 28
• Haitian National Police are operating with the new Gang Suppression Force amid severe gang violence, with Artibonite being an affected department.Jul 20
• The capital city of Port-au-Prince is currently under gang control, while the UN monitors the resulting humanitarian crisis and violence.Jul 21
• António Guterres condemned mass killings in Haiti amid severe gang control in Port-au-Prince.Aug 27
• Gang control expands from the capital into the Artibonite department of Haiti, coinciding with executive orders suspending foreign aid and dismantling USAID.Aug 19