New leader sworn in to head Haiti’s transitional council amid corruption allegations

A NEW leader has been sworn in for Haiti’s transitional presidential council as it grapples with serious corruption allegations against three of its members.
Leslie Voltaire replaced Edgard Leblanc Fils in the rotating presidency of the council, at the behest of the United States, after targeted gang attacks forced Haiti’s former prime minister to resign.
The United States provides most of the funding for the Kenyan-led military intervention in Haiti.
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