Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry, stranded in Puerto Rico as gang violence sweeps across his country, said on Monday night he will resign as soon as a transition council and a temporary leader are chosen.
But it was not clear when this might happen as the security situation in the capital deteriorates and plans for the deployment of an international mission to restore order run into problems.
Henry, who has led the Caribbean country since the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in 2021 but who was not elected to office, remains stuck in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico after traveling to Kenya in late February to secure its support for a United Nations-backed security mission.
Meanwhile Kenya said its police officers will soon be in Haiti to confront the gangs – but the worsening violence and uncertainty about financing have cast doubt on the mission’s prospects.
“The government that I am leading will resign immediately after the installation of (a transition) council,” Henry said in a late night video address. “I’m asking all Haitians to remain calm and do everything they can for peace and stability to come back as fast as possible.”
via Reuters
