Will Haiti's 'fractious divided political spectrum' unite before 'gangs extend power even further'?

As Haiti's lawlessness and violent upheaval by ruthless gangs threaten to establish a de facto criminal state, FRANCE 24's François Picard, Fraser Jackson and Delano D'Souza are joined by Ivan Briscoe, International Crisis Group's Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean and Widlore Mérancourt, Haitian reporter and Editor-in-Chief of AyiboPost, a renowned online news organization. While a new political transition deal in Haiti marks a key step forward for the violence-ravaged country, far more needs to be done, with some experts warning the situation could deteriorate further. Armed gangs have seized control of much of Haiti, the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, with bandits ransacking infrastructure and fears rising of famine. Caribbean leaders and international players, notably US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, thrashed out a deal at talks in Jamaica on Monday in which Prime Minister Ariel Henry will cede power to a new transitional council, which will name an interim leader before holding elections. Haiti has not held elections since 2016 and Henry has been in power, officially as a transitional figure, since the 2021 assassination of president Jovenel Moise. The seven voting members of the transitional council will come from parties across Haiti including movements linked to Henry, Moise and former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the left-leaning former priest who was Haiti's first democratically elected president.
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[@Ironkitten83]

Caricom needs not to intervene. We bear the burden of Haitian migrants hence the reason for a quick solution. The caribbean is peaceful except for Haiti. Haitians are rejecting outside intervention no matter what solution is proposed. Please let them figure this out on their own. Haiti problems should be resolved by Haitians

[@seabreezecoffeeroasters7994]

So you are ok with Haiti likely becoming a totally failed state for a decade or more and thousands dying while the gangs fight over the remains?

[@TheRenaissanceAmazon]

Yeah well they have shown that they can’t do that and they are putting stress on everyone else.

[@dy6682]

I would like to remind you and others that America will always interfere with the affairs of the Caribbean based on our proximity to the mighty US . We don’t have the ability to withstand the destabilizing power of the US . Wish it was not so .

[@alexskatit4188]

@@TheRenaissanceAmazon What stress, just close your borders and mind your business.

[@TheRenaissanceAmazon]

@@alexskatit4188 😂😂😂 are you an immigrant in America too?

[@GordonKhan-e7k]

Haitians people have the right to choose thy own president

[@principtounenmondesir]

Full it a transitional government lead to election

[@TheRenaissanceAmazon]

Well they need to stop running to everyone else’s country.

[@anyetitan8410]

Leave them alone and they will be just fine. Is it surprising that any conflict in the world you can always trace Americas hand in it? And yet you sit in your priviledge and complain about people that don't affect you in any way just because you don't like the sight of them.​@TheRenaissanceAmazon

[@principtounenmondesir]

@@anyetitan8410 really they fighting on who goi g leader the trancation

[@jahmereyoung6000]

​@@TheRenaissanceAmazon it's fare to flee your home when it's on fire. It's sensible even.

[@chemistjunior1828]

He will not decide how it will be, the Haitian will decide not even America will decide for them

[@LillyR-p2p]

Just let it be known France messed up Haiti 😢

[@wayneanthony1089]

Well said 👍....and later the US and a few other IMPERIALISTS joined in the DESTRUCTION!

[@TheRenaissanceAmazon]

And Haitians

[@mrsmith1938]

America nuked Japan twice , but they managed to rebuild. What's their excuse?

[@leilamiller8201]

Ceasefire in Haiti protest anyone ? BLM ? Plm ? Pro palesine ? Do you even care ? Probably not only the palestinian people are important, no one else is !!

[@AsegidZenebe]

Watching from Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹. Asegid Zenebe Bekele from Ethiopia, Mizan Teferi.

[@Jennyeq]

Africa has failed Haiti - especially Kenya.

[@paulturner8372]

Stop the supply of weapons to to gangs would help

[@bayersbluebayoubioweapon8477]

Haiti is in THE CARIBBEAN not AFRICA

[@mjones1665]

Africa has failed Africa ...

[@caribbeangirl3934]

They don't seem to have faith in CARICOM

[@alexskatit4188]

Caricom is a little midget under the thumbs of the US

[@victorinjinius1291]

We are the Haitian who are suffering to death on the foreign country, we can not take it anymore please let we has haitian make our own choice. Thank you.

[@leilamiller8201]

Ceasefire in Haiti protest anyone ? BLM ? Plm ? Pro palesine ? Do you even care ? Probably not only the palestinian people are important, no one else is !!

[@alexskatit4188]

Forget the politicians, the armed groups should take power.

[@williaminnes6635]

Elections. Now.

[@marieexantus3265]

We don’t want him

[@jaycasiano6653]

Good move

[@monkeyboy8115]

China has joined the chat.

[@BernardGifford]

Requiring Haiti's "extremely factionalized" polity to agree on the composition of a coastline governmental appears to be an impossible feat, suggests that there is no solution to the current crisis. Unless these factions agree to "step down and stand back," the current situation is bound to persist. Does anyone have a "solution" that promises to address the current crisis? Is it possible that Haitian expatriates can play a major role in addressing the current crisis, especially if such a coalition promises to limit their intervention to a specific time period?

[@alexskatit4188]

Easy solution, the armed forces who forced the illegal PM out should take over the government.

[@Nattado365Washington]

Breaking news Beacon Tracker unjustified by Jamaica, England and America 2024 0

[@zetabeta848]

Make Barbeque should become Haiti new president.

[@kitkanok]

$$$$ for more Cholera

[@wayneanthony1089]

You could be so right!🧐😳

[@ChainReactNews]

Bukele president of el sal vador has interest, but he recently made some bad comments against Haiti, I don’t how they’ll receive the there.

[@Hka...]

The international community must assist and support a Hatian solution. No outside interferring will be tolorated as history shows that they only make matters worse

[@HairyPinkTroll]

16:42 the USA has a Haitian Senator. I’m a random fan. Maybe someone in Louisiana, there’s Haitians there. Maybe France has some volunteers? Maybe people from learning institutions, think tanks or tech (they’re just generally clever people). Students. NGO’s… as for money, Putin, Xi and the uS use MBS in Arabia… maybe he gives better rates if you don’t use the middleman?

[@marieexantus3265]

People from Haiti said know to Ariel Henry 👁️🇭🇹🇭🇹👏🦾 Guy Philippe is the President 🇭🇹🇭🇹🏹🦾🙏🏽🦾👀

[@BonafideDG]

France caused this 😊

[@Guitarooster52]

Haitians have to figure this out on their own but they should understand that there are limits to financial support. Decolonization =. No interference and no perpetual foreign aid $$

[@JympslyPaul]

We don't care about Americans financial support,his financial support always about create gangs in Haiti,now look how he will react, united state never want to build company in Haiti,they destroy Haitian national productions and they deport their fake rice to Haiti. United States of America and France destroy our hope of being a human being,pig eat the Haitian young women flesh in the street, people eat human flesh because of hungry right now in this 21 century. What more do they want from Haiti. Give haiti to Russia and China in 6 months Haiti will change completely, in les than 3 months millions Russia companies will start building,and the young children of Haiti will have a job and pay their bills Me as a young Haitian,I need President Putin to open our eyes and show Haiti the way to leave that poverty behind

[@alexskatit4188]

Keep your aid, we can borrow from China.

[@GordonKhan-e7k]

President of Guyana we need good drinking water and better living conditions

[@abaraka5338]

He is not there leader

[@OptimistPrime_1]

The people, majority of the political will back the militias if a foreign force comes to put in a government. It will be messy if they get a government that then will not be accepted on day one. We’ll be back here at a higher price… and that’s at best.

[@principtounenmondesir]

Months ??? The kenyans slow to come attiude is stengthing the gangs

[@Jennyeq]

The kenyans aren't coming - they just want the whites to buy their police some new equipment. Once they have been kitted out, they'll find a reason not to go.

[@victorsamuel8708]

First let Macron send his troops to Haiti before dreaming about boots in Ukraine 😂😂

[@AsegidZenebe]

Negotiated Israel with Gaza

[@ghayasmuhammad2836]

Help Gaza

[@Jennyeq]

Haiti's needs are much more pressing.

[@movetanzo3320]

It’s funny bc these ppl in Gaza are racist to black ppl, it’s like everywhere don’t like black ppl, but always want their support, black should only focus on black problems

[@Blacklightalwaysoutside]

You know usa don't stand with y'all free Haiti and gaza

[@shay5839]

🙄 They shouldn’t have attacked their neighbors!

[@noulafrantz8589]

So now everyone forget about gaza they focused on haiti

[@kimberlyrichardson4760]

It’s in there blood they revolt but it makes it worse

[@Mince333]

Guy Phillipe for president or no peace, that's what Haitiens said. Let Haitiens pick their own leaders.

[@Weetnietmeer]

We don't need foreign intervention. We can do it ourselves, financially and socially 👑👑✋💂‍♂️

[@mikejohnson3601]

Really now so why it haven't been done

[@WeRunderSeige]

Good Americans tired of working to pay for other countries issues

[@gnightcore5352]

Ok it’s your country and international intervention is pointless when you wouldn’t like.

[@Stargate-over-starwars]

Non stop foreign intervention do you not study history? ​@mikejohnson3601

[@nbenjamin7752]

Mad respect..Nobody should be intervening. The western nations are so nosey. They think they know what Haitians want

[@JoJo-rw4sf]

Why the international has never given Haitian the power to make their own choice as whom they want to be as their leaders

[@JoJo-rw4sf]

Give Haitian a chance to choose their own leaders

[@VS257]

France should be ashamed and held accountable that all of her former colonies ended up being the poorest countries in the world.

[@maxdaguizan2394]

🇺🇸 never helped 🇭🇹 after the loss of slavery!!!! Shame on u!!!!

[@leilamiller8201]

Ceasefire in Haiti protest anyone ? BLM ? Plm ? Pro palesine ? Do you even care ? Probably not only the palestinian people are important, no one else is !!