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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced that he plans to step down as the leader of the beleaguered nation, which is facing mounting violence as armed gangs fight it out in the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Police and the Haitian army have been unable to maintain control of the capital, which is why the prime minister went to Kenya last week to ask that country to send 1,000 Kenyan police officers to Haiti to help quell the violence. This was something negotiated at a meeting this week in Jamaica with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and representatives from several Caribbean nations.
"So, I'm not surprised that gang leaders are rejecting this agreement because it's the gang leaders that thrive on the chaos that we have seen unfurl in Haiti over the past few weeks. But it is ultimately up to the Haitian people to determine the future government of Haiti — not to violent gang members, not to criminals," said U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller.
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