https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57750358Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse has been killed in an attack on his home in the nation's capital, according to the country's interim prime minister.
Claude Joseph said the president's residence in Port-au-Prince was stormed by unidentified armed men at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT).
The First Lady was reportedly also injured in the attack.
Mr Joseph said that "all measures had been taken to guarantee the continuance of the state".
Jovenel Moïse, 53, had been in power since February 2017, after his predecessor, Michel Martelly stepped down. [...]
Ohne jetzt allzu viel über die politischen Verhältnisse in Haiti zu wissen, ist es doch ein recht ungewöhnlicher Vorgang, wenn ein Staatschef bei sich zu Hause von bewaffneten Angreifern einfach ermordet wird.
Womöglich hat es mit Bandenunruhen zu tun, welche zuletzt die Hauptstadt in Atem gehalten haben:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/1 ... -escalatesThousands of women and children have been displaced by gang violence in the Haitian capital this month, the United Nations’ child rights agency has said, warning that a growing number of families in Port-au-Prince now lack clean water and other necessities.
In a statement, UNICEF said on Tuesday nearly 8,500 women and children have been displaced in two weeks, as clashes between rival gangs broke out in the areas of Martissant, Fontamara and Delmas. Hundreds of houses have been burned down or damaged in the fighting.
“Every time, clashes between armed groups are more violent and every time more women and children are forced to flee their homes,” Bruno Maes, UNICEF’s Haiti representative, said.
“Since the beginning of this year, insecurity has been escalating. But the capital city is now facing an urban guerrilla, with thousands of children and women caught in the crossfire. The displaced families I’ve talked to have lost everything and urgently need clean water, food, personal hygiene items, mattresses, blankets and clothes.”
The uptick in violence is linked to changing gang alliances and territorial disputes, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said.[...]
