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Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed twice in 19 years. The 21st century has been no
Densely populated Haiti sits near intersection of two tectonic plates
The powerful earthquake that hit Haiti on Saturday killed hundreds and injured thousands more. The destruction comes just 11 years after a temblor killed tens of thousands of people, if not hundreds of thousands. Some 100,000 buildings were destroyed in the 2010 quake. As rescuers search for survivors in the Caribbean nation, here's a look…
Meurtre de Jovenel Moïse : Un mauvais coup porté au processus démocratique en Haïti mercredi 14 juillet 2021 Soumis à AlterPresse le 11 juillet 2021 Dans la nuit du 6 au 7 juillet 2021, un commando armé jusqu’aux dents s’est rendu au domicile du président Jovenel Moïse et y a pénétré sans résistance aucune. Les assaillants ont blessé son épouse et criblé le président de la République de 12 balles, selon le constat judiciaire. Curieusement, la date du 6 et 7 juillet ramène le troisième anniversaire des soulèvements de grande envergure du peuple haïtien pou...
The assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Mose on Wednesday was the first slaying of a Haitian leader in more than a century. But the scripts that dominate interpretations of Haitian politics, with its cycles of political upheaval abetted by foreign actors, can seem relatively unchanged over time. Often lost in this narrative are the root causes of the alienation of the Haitian people from their government. Over and over, the Haitian state and its manipulators have failed to support the democratic aspirations of its people, who have faced mutating but ever-present obstacles in their effo...