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Kenya deploys additional 144 police to Haiti
A new contingent of Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to bolster a UN-backed security mission, AFP journalists observed, as the United States reiterated its support but called for a "new direction.
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to shore up security mission after US funding limbo
NAIROBI/SANTO DOMINGO - More than 100 Kenyan police arrived in Haiti's capital on Thursday to reinforce a security mission whose future has been in limbo, after the U.S. froze some funding before passing a waiver to unlock a separate batch of funds.
Kenya: Trump Exempts Kenya-Led Haiti Mission From Funding Freeze
The United States has exempted the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti from a funding freeze impacting US-funded international aid initiatives.
Mission to nowhere? How Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping was jinxed from the start
A January 5, 2025 decree that the United States had frozen further funding to the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission did not come as a surprise as the Donald Trump 2.0 administration has signed numerous executive orders clipping multiple overseas aid programmes.
More Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to boost security mission
NAIROBI - A contingent of 144 additional Kenyan police arrived in the Haitian capital on Thursday, part of a U.N.-backed Multinational Security Support (MSS) mission that aims to support local police battling powerful gangs,
Kenya: 200 Kenyan Police Officers Arrive At UN Mission in Haiti
Two hundred Kenyan police officers arrived in Haiti on Thursday to join the United Nations-backed mission to fight gangs in the crisis-plagued Caribbean country.
Blow for Kenya Police as Trump Freezes Ksh1.7 Billion to Haiti
The United States has informed the United Nations (UN) that it is freezing some of the critical funds meant for the peacekeeping mission in Haiti. Addressing the press on Tuesday evening, the UN Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric revealed that Donald Trump’s administration announced that it would be freezing Ksh1.7 billion meant for the mission.
US freezes some funding for security mission tackling Haiti's gangs
More than $13 million in U.S. funding for an international security force helping fight armed gangs in Haiti has been frozen under President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on foreign aid, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
New contingent of Kenyan police joins UN-backed mission to fight gangs in Haiti
A third contingent of Kenyan police have arrived in Haiti to help repel violent gangs as officials brushed off concerns of a halt in some U.S. funding to the U.N.-backed mission
U.S. supports the Kenya-led mission in Haiti, Rubio says as more troops arrive
The United States is committed to working with the Kenya-led multinational security support mission in Haiti, but its numbers need increase to restore peace and stability to the country, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday.
Police from Kenya, helicopters from El Salvador arrive in Haiti to help fight gangs
A new contingent of 144 Kenyan police officers, including 24 women, arrived in Haiti on Thursday, February 6, 202,5 to beef up the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support mission. Their presence, along with a contingent of 70 military soldiers from El Salvador,
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US Retracts Trump's Order to Freeze Haiti Funding
The United States Embassy in Nairobi has retracted an order that was made by President Donald Trump to remove support from the Multinational Security Mission in Haiti. In a statement, the embassy ...
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Haiti - FLASH : A new Kenyan contingent heading to Haiti
On Thursday, February 6, 168 additional soldiers from the Paramilitary General Service Unit were welcomed on the tarmac of ...
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Kenya deploys 217 more police officers to Haiti under UN-backed mission to tackle gang violence
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Kenya sends 168 more cops to Haiti
The government of Kenya on Thursday sent 168 more police officers to Haiti to join others on the ground in fighting criminal gangs terrorizing locals. The team left Jomo Kenyatta International Airport ...