Why armed gangs run Haiti

Since the assassination of Haiti's president, Jovenel Moïse, in 2021, the country has been in turmoil, with gangs taking control of much of the capital, Port-au-Prince.

But they are not a new phenomenon. Gangs have had a longstanding role in Haiti's political life since the 1950s. The roots of the country's hardship go back even further. Josh Toussaint-Strauss explores the historical background to the current crisis and discovers how gangs have become so embedded in Haitian politics.

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