As we went to press Haiti’s security situation had reached a new low amid a series of attacks coordinated by prominent gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Chérizier, with the stated aim of bringing down the government. For more details on this rapidly developing story please consult our sister publications LatinNews Daily and Latin American Weekly Report. Major uncertainty surrounds the efforts to secure the deployment of the Kenya-led multinational security support (MSS) mission to Haiti, which the international community touts as a solution to the country’s ever worsening security crisis [SSR-24-01], following a January ruling by a Kenyan high court which found it to be unconstitutional. Here we consider some of the challenges that the MSS faces if it does go aheadEnd of preview - This article contains approximately 1258 words.
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