The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge on Friday dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge…
Kenyan President Ruto says Haiti mission to go ahead soon despite court ruling
A Kenyan opposition leader has accused President William Ruto of planning to defy a court ruling against the set deployment of police to Haiti. Ekuru Aukot, who last week successfully challenged the planned deployment in court, says the president can…
Haiti crisis looms large as Biden visits Canada’s Trudeau
For many months, daily life in Haiti’s capital has been marked by widespread violence and deepening political instability since powerful armed gangs seized control of the streets of Port-au-Prince. The still-unfolding crisis is expected to figure prominently in discussions this…
Haiti police block streets, break into airport to protest officer killings
Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent killing of officers by armed gangs expanding their grip on the Caribbean nation. Protesters in civilian clothes who identified themselves…
2 journalists killed in Haiti while reporting on violence
Two Haitian reporters were fatally shot and their bodies set on fire while reporting in a slum controlled by gangs in the capital, the second such killing this year, according to a journalists’ association. The two men were among seven…
*Lagos approves 135 private hospitals for COVID-19 vaccination, okays N6,000 fee (Punch)*Lecturer, student shot dead at Lagos College of Education (Nation)
Lagos approves 135 private hospitals for COVID-19 vaccination, okays N6,000 fee (Punch) The Lagos State Government has engaged 135 private health facilities for the administration of COVID-19 vaccine, saying this will strengthen the mass vaccination strategy targeted at four million…
Haiti searches for survivors after quake kills at least 304
Rescue workers were scrambling to find survivors after a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti, killing at least 304 and toppling buildings in the disaster-plagued Caribbean nation still recovering from a devastating 2010 quake. The epicenter of the shaking, which rattled…
Haiti President Jovenel Moïse killed in attack at home
Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse has been killed and his wife injured in an attack on their home in the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince. Unidentified gunmen stormed the property at 01:00 local time (05:00 GMT), interim PM Claude Joseph said. He has…
Krik? Krak!: Tender and lyrical tales of pain, rage, love and loss – Toni Kan
Sailing on a leaking boat, a group of Haitian immigrants exchange stories to keep the nagging fear of imminent death at bay. When the stories cease, the people begin to sing: “Beloved Haiti, there is no place like you. I…