The long history of turmoil in Haiti

CBS Sunday Morning – Mar 17, 2024

The Caribbean nation currently roiling under fire from armed gangs and without a functioning government was born as a rich French colony that gained independence in 1804, founded by the formerly enslaved. Since then, Haiti has been mired in poverty, crushing debt, violence and political upheaval, subjugated by dictators and foreign powers. Correspondent Martha Teichner looks at Haiti’s history, and talks with author Jake Johnston and journalist-activist Monique Clesca about the country’s current turmoil and what the future bodes for Haitians.

Michael Deibert on chaos and hunger in Haiti

CGTN America – Mar 17, 2024

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Violence and hunger have reached terrifying levels in Haiti. After emergency negotiations this week between U.S., Haitian and neighboring leaders, the Caribbean Community (Caricom) announced the creation of a panel of Haitian leaders to put the country on the path to elections. Michael Deibert, an American journalist, author and researcher at the Center of International Studies at the University of Lisbon speaks to CGTN’s Sally Ayhan about the worsening situation inside Haiti and on how to help the country find its way out of the crisis