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**World news, outside the US.** Original rationale: unless moderated, internal US news and politics often dominates world news in English, because of its demographic position. This magazine/community is to post news and articles from around the globe, but posts must have a mainly non-US component or focus. Submissions related in some way to the Alan Weisman book *The World Without Us*, which is about what would happen if humans suddenly disappeared from the planet, are also welcome. :)

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Haitian PM tenders resignation after Jamaica talks (www.reuters.com)

submitted 8 months ago by livus@kbin.social to c/worldwithoutus@kbin.social

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Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon has held since the 2021 assassination of the country's last president."We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of transitional presidential council and naming an interim prime minister," said Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chair and Guyanese President Irfaan Ali, thanking Henry for his service to Haiti.

Henry traveled to Kenya late last month to secure its leadership of a United Nations-backed international security mission to help police fight armed gangs, but a drastic escalation of violence in the capital, Port-au-Prince, during his absence left him stranded in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

Ali said the presidential council would have two observers and seven voting members, including representatives from several coalitions, the private sector, civil society and one religious leader.

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[–] megopie@beehaw.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It’s probably gonna get a lot worse from here. The nations got a long history of this, and a long history of foreign powers intervening and making the situation worse.

[–] livus@kbin.social 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yes, it has a long and difficult history. Going way back it was at a massive disadvantage at Independence with having to pay the French billions in reparations for no longer being slaves and that set the stage.

Really wondering whether Kenya is going to end up with boots on the ground.