(Illustration photo) (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps /CC0 1.0) Two Catholic nuns were murdered in Mirebalais, central Haiti, as armed gangs overran the city in a wave of violence that also freed more ...

On Monday morning, April 21, 2025, the UN Security Council will hold an open briefing on Haiti, followed by closed consultations. Maria Isabel Salvador, Special Representative and Head of the ...

Europeans would not allow Haiti breathe – France and Britain – imposed a blockade, making it difficult for Haiti to trade. Finally in 1825, France, with the backing of some European countries ...

Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who spent a significant amount of time speaking with Caribbean leaders about Haiti’s deepening instability during a visit last month to Jamaica, believes that the ...

President Emmanuel Macron has made a significant gesture by publicly admitting that forcing the Republic of Haiti to pay an exorbitant indemnity to recognize its independence had subjected it to ...

Haiti is grappling with an unprecedented food crisis, as a new report warns that more than half the population will face severe hunger through June. The crisis is fueled by escalating gang violence ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ago.

“For France, it also means taking responsibility for its part of the truth.” Haiti became the first free black nation in the Americas after enslaved people rebelled against their French ...

It was a day of mourning. Thursday, April 17, 2025 was exactly 200 years France imposed an evil tax on Haiti for daring to stop slavery and securing its independence. Haiti, until today ...