As gang violence expands, Haiti's humanitarian crisis worsens
- Armed gangs in Haiti control nearly all of Port-au-Prince and are expanding their reach outward.
- Once a peaceful farming community on the outskirts of the capital, the town of Kenscoff has found itself attacked again in recent days – violence that risks worsening food insecurity that the UN warns is already acute.
- Issued on: 18/07/2026 - 07:29 3 min Reading time Twenty kilometres south of Port-au-Prince in the foothills of a mountain range, Kenscoff has been subjected to sporadic assaults since January 2025.
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- Armed gangs in Haiti control nearly all of Port-au-Prince and are expanding their reach outward.
- Once a peaceful farming community on the outskirts of the capital, the town of Kenscoff has found itself attacked again in recent days – violence that risks worsening food insecurity that the UN warns is already acute.
- Issued on: 18/07/2026 - 07:29 3 min Reading time Twenty kilometres south of Port-au-Prince in the foothills of a mountain range, Kenscoff has been subjected to sporadic assaults since January 2025.
Sources: RFI