Haiti: First Kenyan Police Arrive to Help Tackle Gang Violence – But the Prospects for Success Are Slim

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Haiti: First Kenyan Police Arrive to Help Tackle Gang Violence – But the Prospects for Success Are Slim

Editorial credit: Sandor Szmutko / Shutterstock.com By Amalendu Misra | The Conversation An advance team of Kenyan special forces police have arrived in the troubled Caribbean nation of Haiti. They are part of a larger UN-backed “support” mission tasked with establishing order, pushing back the advances of criminal gangs and allowing the freshly appointed interim […]

Biden Welcomes President William Ruto to White House as Kenya Prepares to Deploy to Haiti

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Biden Welcomes President William Ruto to White House as Kenya Prepares to Deploy to Haiti

Kenyan President William Ruto. Editorial credit: Alexandros Michailidis / Shutterstock.com President Biden said he will designate Kenya as a “non-NATO ally” as President William Ruto visited the White House Thursday. The largely symbolic title was announced as Kenya prepares to deploy its forces to Haiti as part of an international security mission. The U.S. has pledged […]