Haiti
Wyclef Jean shot through the hand in Haiti
Hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean was recovering Sunday after he was shot in the hand, his publicist said.
Spokeswoman Cindy Tanenbaum said Jean, who was in...
Haiti files charges against ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier
Extraordinary drama unfolded Tuesday in Port-au-Prince as charges were filed against former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, government sources told CNN.
The charges are...
Baby Doc Duvalier returns to Haiti
Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, Haiti's former dictator, returned unexpectedly Sunday to the country after some 25 years in exile, adding uncertainty into an already...
Haiti’s invincible progress a year after disaster
In the year since a powerful earthquake struck Haiti, an unprecedented international effort has mobilized to bring relief to the country while confronting obstacles...
One year later, Haiti still reeling from the pain
The rubble has cleared off the streets but the problems remain. On January 12th, Haiti will be commemorating its first year anniversary since a...
Haiti Independence Day marred by protests
More than 100 protesters angered by a dysfunctional election commemorated Haiti's Independence Day on Saturday by burning tires and demanding that President Rene Preval...
Wyclef Jean: Sean Penn ‘too busy sniffing cocaine’ to see me in Haiti
Sean Penn has one more critic to contend with.
At a concert in New York on Friday, Wyclef Jean suggested the actor’s recreational drug use...
Wyclef Jean: Not so Haitian
Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council will not budge despite Wyclef Jean's struggle to appeal its decision not to allow him to run in the country's...
Wyclef Jean: “If I Was President”
Wyclef Jean's presidential aspiration has been rekindled after having been rejected by Haiti's Provisional Electoral Council. The entertainer has decided to fight last week's...
Haiti: Wyclef Jean for President?
World acclaimed entertainer Wyclef Jean's family Tuesday confirmed that the former Fugees member will run in the Haitian presidential elections in November. The artist,...
African-American Baptists Donate $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity for Housing in Haiti
The African-American Baptist Mission Collaboration (AABMC) presented a check for $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity International in Atlanta, GA., as a part of their...
“No invitation to relocate Haitians in Senegal” – says Haiti Minister
The government of Senegal has not extended any formal invitation to relocate Haitians - who have been devastated and mostly rendered homeless in the...
Africans reach out in solidarity with Haiti
In the broad international mobilization to help the stricken people of Haiti, Africa is not lagging behind. Government officials, religious leaders, students, artists and...
The devil and Haiti
Some of my Anglo-Saxon friends have long been suspicious of the distance between the African and Satan, if any at all. Is it not...
African Union: Haiti’s future in Africa ‘a sense of duty’
Leaders of the African Union will consider the proposal to award Haitians land and naturalization benefits during its annual three-day summit in Addis Ababa,...
Haiti: Officers from Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal join efforts
“When I see people lying on the ground, I feel grateful and thankful to be here helping those people. Many Haitians often think I...
Kudos to the United Nations in Haiti
Critics have often labeled UN intervention as failures, especially in situations of Natural disasters and humanitarian intervention. Such critics couldn't be more wrong. The...
Ugandans donate to Haiti
The government of Uganda and Ugandans have so far collected 300,000,000 Uganda shillings, (equivalent of 1.5 million US dollars) towards assisting people affected by...
Ugandans donate to Haiti disaster victims
The high commission of the republic of Trinidad and Tobago in Uganda has yesterday launched the Haiti disaster appeal fund at a ceremony held...
Africa mobilizes massive relief efforts for Haiti
Despite their own financial difficulties and development challenges, many African nations are joining with the international community to donate money and lifesaving or emergency...
Haiti: SOS via SMS
Another earthquake shook Haiti Wednesday morning after the disastrous January 12 earthquake that has left at least 75 000 people dead. This comes in...
Haiti: Congo joins Senegal in rare poor-help-poor diplomacy
A row has ensued over the kind gesture of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the victims of Haiti’s earthquake devastation. While many...
Tools to better understand earthquakes
Today, only the generosity of nations can help the tragic victims of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 12. But...
Haiti-Senegal: Abdoulaye Wade reaches out to Haitians
The government of Senegal has offered land and reparation settlements to Haitian victims who so wish to live in Senegal, following the devastating earthquake...
Haiti: United States to meet UN request for assistance
A sum of $562 million is required to help over three million desolate Haitians survive for the next six months, the United Nations humanitarian...
Haiti Earthquake: A horrible death toll expected as assistance pour in
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti on Tuesday, badly hitting the South-West of Port-au-Prince and causing several thousands of deaths according to the Haitian...
Haiti’s disastrous earthquake prompts tsumami warning for Caribbean and Central America
An unprecedented disaster struck Haiti January 12, 2010 At 16:53 local time, 21h53 universal time. A magnitude 7 earthquake, with its epicentre located a...
Haiti: Phone company draws inspiration from Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti
Corporate social responsibility and giving back to the community are guiding principles for the communications company ComCEL/Voilà, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary...
UN plane crash kills 11 in Haiti
A United Nations plane has crashed in western Haiti, killing all 11 people on board, UN officials say.
The Uruguayan surveillance plane was monitoring the...
Haiti, the West’s poorest, gets a new lease of life
Now is the time to help Haiti because inaction would lead to significantly greater human suffering, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says. The...