Haiti, Kenya and Gangs

Ruto Celebrates After Kenya Police Officers in Haiti Hands Over Third Base
Kenya now has a total of 617 officers operating in the Caribean nation under the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS).
Kenya Sends Another 200 Police to Fight Gangs in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Kenya sent more than 200 police officers to Haiti on Saturday, providing backup to an understaffed security mission in the Caribbean country where rampant gang violence has displaced more than a million people.
Kenya sends 217 more cops to Haiti to help fight armed gangs
There are still significant challenges with the funding that were already there with the Biden administration.”
Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya has deployed 217 more police officers to Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence plaguing the Caribbean nation, Kenya's interior minister said on Saturday. According to the minister, Kipchumba Murkomen, the police officers departed from Kenya on Friday.
Kenya to send an all-female SWAT to Haiti
Kenya says it will send an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team to reinforce security efforts in Haiti where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government of the French-speaking Caribbean Community (Caricom) country.
Kenya deploys 217 additional police officers to Haiti to fight gangs
Kenyan police officers arrived Saturday in Haiti as part of a multinational force to curb gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
Haiti gang violence: Kenya to send 200 more police officers to bolster its forces in island nation
The 217 officers will reinforce the first batch of 400 officers who were deployed last year to the Caribbean nation to restore peace. Gang violence killed at least 5,601 people in Haiti in 2024
More Kenyan police land in Haiti to bolster security mission
An additional 217 Kenyan police officers landed in Haiti on Saturday to bolster a multinational force seeking to restore order to the violence-ridden Caribbean island.
Haiti Capital Could Be Overrun By Gangs If Intl Community Doesn't Step Up: UN Chief
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a UN-backed security mission to the Caribbean nation, UN chief Antonio Guterres warned in ...
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Kenya to deploy highly trained all-female SWAT team to Haiti to intensify operation
The Ministry of Interior has promised to send additional officers from GSU, ASTU, and an all-female Special Weapons and ...
1 dead, several wounded in Haiti after armed gangs target consular corp armored vehicles
The latest attacks occurred a day after gangs shot up an armored vehicle belonging to the U.S. Embassy in Haiti.
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Haiti capital could be overrun by gangs if international community doesn't step up: UN chief says
Haiti's capital could become overrun by criminal gangs if the international community does not step up aid to a U.N.-backed ...
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Kenya's Police in Haiti Hands Over Third Forward Operating Base to Guatemala Team
The National Police Service (NPS) team in Haiti has handed over the third Forward Operating Base (FOB) to the Guatemala team, marking another milestone in the international security mission.The ...
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Cabinet approves comprehensive foreign policy to strengthen Kenya’s global footprint
President William Ruto’s Cabinet on Tuesday unanimously approved the Kenyan Foreign Policy 2024, a landmark achievement ...
Haitian gang shoots up crowded U.S. embassy van, wounding at least one employee
An armed gang opened fire on an armored U.S. embassy van in Port-au-Prince on Monday, wounding an employee , sources ...