UK, France vow to 'maintain pressure' on Haiti gangs

A man shows signs of despair holding his head in his hands inside a tent in a temporary shelter after heavy rains affected the city of Port-au-Price, in Haiti, on April 13, 2025. [AFP]

Britain and France on Wednesday pledged to maintain pressure on criminal gangs in Haiti via sanctions.

The poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti is politically unstable and swaths of the country, including parts of the capital, are under the control of rival armed gangs.