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Un doublement des prix des produits alimentaires de base. Des pompes à essence vides depuis que des gangs tout-puissants bloquent l’accès au principal terminal pétrolier du pays. Des coupures d’électricité généralisées, puisque, en Haïti, 86 % de l’électricité est produite par des centrales fonctionnant avec du carburant. Et, par conséquent, une mise à l’arrêt des activités de la plupart des hôpitaux, et ce alors que le choléra fait, depuis une dizaine de jours, son grand retour.
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Vers une nouvelle intervention militaire en Haïti ?
Confronté à une crise généralisée, le gouvernement en appelle à l’ONU. Une autre solution, basée sur la société civile, pourrait peut-être permettre de briser le cercle vicieux dans lequel Haïti semble enfermé.
Soldats de la MINUSTAH, Mission des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Haïti (2004-2017)
(Photo : United Nations Photo CC https://link.infini.fr/rwGBCLMa)
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