Kenyan Police Officer Deployed to Tackle Gangs in Haiti Killed
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Haiti: Gangs Attack Delmas 30, Police Demand Better Conditions After Death of Kenyan Officer
Above: A man peeks out from behind a mattress as Haitian residents take cover as armed gangs fire in the Delmas neighborhood of Port-au-Prince on Feb. 25, 2025. Image copyright: Clarens Siffroy/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Haiti is at a crossroads. Time is running out for the international community to avoid a complete collapse of security and state authority in Haiti by making good on its commitments to help the multinational security force operating in the country. Otherwise, the country will head to a civil war.
Establishment-critical narrative
None of the US-sponsored neocolonial interventions in Haiti have been particularly successful, including the Multinational Security and Support mission currently on the ground. Neither this occupation nor a potential UN peacekeeping mission will address the plight of the people — only Haitians can achieve that.