Un espoir de calme émerge mardi en Haïti après la démission du Premier ministre Ariel Henry, qui a cédé à la pression des partenaires régionaux du pays le plus pauvre des Amériques, plongé dans l'anarchie par les bandes criminelles.
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00:00 A hope for calm emerges Tuesday in Haiti after the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry,
00:04 who gave in to the pressure of regional partners of the poorest country in the Americas, plunged
00:08 into anarchy by criminal gangs.
00:10 The departure of the head of government, claimed by the gangs and a part of the population,
00:16 was announced during an emergency meeting of the members of the Caribbean Community,
00:20 CARICOM, and UN representatives in Jamaica where US Secretary of State Antony Blinken
00:24 promised help of $133 million more from the United States.
00:28 Blocked on the American territory of Puerto Rico after being prevented from entering
00:33 the Haitian capital, Mr. Henry exchanged remotely with members of CARICOM during
00:38 the meeting.
00:39 He confirmed his resignation during a phone call on Monday with Secretary of State Antony
00:44 Blinken, who was in Jamaica, according to an American official.
00:47 "He is welcome if he wants to stay in Puerto Rico," said the official.
00:52 Without president or parliament, the last head of state, Jovenel Moïse, was assassinated
00:58 in 2021, Haiti has not had any elections since 2016.
01:01 Mr. Henry, named by Jovenel Moïse, should have left his post early February.
01:06 Early March, he had signed an agreement with Nairobi to allow the sending of Kenyan police
01:12 to Haiti and has been seeking to regain his country since.
01:14 After the announcement of Mr. Henry's resignation, the president of Guyana and CARICOM, Mohamed
01:20 Irfan Ali, said he was happy to announce a "transitional governance agreement" opening
01:24 the way to a peaceful transition of power during a press conference at the end of the
01:29 meeting in Jamaica.
01:30 This denouement should lead to a short-term security action plan and free and fair elections
01:36 .
01:37 State of emergency and fire cover.
01:39 The Haitian capital was the scene of clashes between police and armed gangs, which took
01:45 place at strategic sites such as the presidential palace, police stations and prisons.
01:49 Last sign of the security crisis, the evacuation on Monday of all staff
01:54 from the European Union present in Haiti.
01:57 On Saturday night to Sunday, the Americans evacuated their non-essential diplomatic
02:02 personnel by helicopter.
02:03 Haitian authorities decreed a week ago the state of emergency, with the exception of
02:08 a night fire cover, in the western department, which includes the capital, but it does not
02:13 fully control this territory.
02:15 This fire cover was extended Monday to Thursday, according to a statement from the authorities.
02:20 Kingston's meeting was intended to formalize a proposal to Ariel Henry, so that he would
02:26 give power to a transition council that includes a vast panel of Haitian civil society.
02:30 According to a CARICOM statement, this council would count seven members voting for the main
02:36 political parties of the private sector and the Montana group, a coalition of civil society
02:41 that had proposed an interim government in 2021 after the assassination of President
02:46 Jovenel Moise.
02:47 On Monday, the UN Security Council called all Haitian political actors to
02:53 serious negotiations to restore the country's democratic institutions.
02:56 Antony Blinken said that, of the $133 million in addition provided by the United States,
03:02 $100 million would be devoted to the multinational force planned for Haiti and $33 million for
03:07 humanitarian aid.