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Haiti’s unelected prime minister urges calm following protests demanding his removal
Protesters set up a barricade in the street during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 7, 2024

HAITI’S unelected Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early today following three days of protests demanding his resignation which paralysed the country.

The brief speech from Mr Henry did little to appease thousands of people angry and frustrated over unrelenting gang violence, deepening poverty and no general elections in sight.

Mr Henry was appointed to his role in July 2021 after the assassination of president Jovenel Moise when he secured the support of the United States, France and the United Nations.

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