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Explainer: How have gangs become so powerful in Haiti?

It's easy to blame this latest spasm of violence in the West's first free Black republic on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, widespread deforestation, and European and U.S. interference. However, a series of experts told The Associated Press that the most important immediate cause is more recent: Haitian rulers' increasing dependence on street gangs.
United States New York Port Au Prince Rene Preval Robert Fatton Francois Pierre Louis

Explainer: How have gangs become so powerful in Haiti?

It's easy to blame this latest spasm of violence in the West's first free Black republic on longstanding poverty, the legacy of colonialism, widespread deforestation, and European and U.S. interference. However, a series of experts told The Associated Press that the most important immediate cause is more recent: Haitian rulers' increasing dependence on street gangs.
New York United States Port Au Prince Ariel Henry Michael Deibert Jean Bertrand Aristide

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