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Armed Conflicts·Migration·Elections

Gang violence displaces hundreds in Haiti as elections thrown into doubt

Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 06:10 · 1 min read

Rival gang clashes in Port-au-Prince (Haiti's capital, where armed groups now control an estimated 90% of territory) have forced hundreds of residents from their homes, with some sleeping on streets after armed men burned houses in their neighbourhoods. The violence prompted Doctors Without Borders to evacuate its hospital in the Cité Soleil district after treating more than 40 gunshot victims in 12 hours, while a nearby facility transferred newborns from its intensive care unit; MSF warned that no hospital in the affected area is currently operational. The crisis, which has displaced more than 1.4 million people across Haiti in total, has also led Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime to cast doubt on whether presidential elections — scheduled for August and the country's first since 2016 — can go ahead, citing insufficient security conditions.

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Al Jazeera EnglishHaiti’s PM casts doubt on presidential vote by August as gang clashes grow ↗︎Al Jazeera EnglishHundreds more displaced as gang violence escalates in Haiti’s capital ↗︎
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