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fromThe Washington Post
4 days ago

House votes to restore protections for Haitians, defying Trump

House Republicans and Democrats voted to extend temporary protections for 350,000 Haitians, showing bipartisan support against Trump's immigration policy.
fromwww.npr.org
3 days ago

House passes bill extending protections for Haitian migrants in the U.S.

"This is a monumental victory in a long-fought battle to protect the safety, dignity, and humanity of our Haitian neighbors," Pressley said in a statement after the bill's passage.
US news
#haiti
fromFortune
1 week ago
France politics

Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status | Fortune

France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
5 days ago

Haiti's Culture Ministry fires workers over citadel stampede that killed 25

Haiti mourns 25 deaths from a stampede at Citadelle Laferriere, leading to arrests and government accountability for negligence.
France politics
fromFortune
1 week ago

Haiti stares down starvation as Iran War drives 200,000 into acute food emergency status | Fortune

Rising oil prices due to the Iran conflict are worsening Haiti's humanitarian crisis, increasing transportation costs and food insecurity for millions.
US politics
fromThe Washington Post
5 days ago

House opposes Trump on immigration with move to help Haitians

House Republicans and Democrats united to support temporary protections for 350,000 Haitians, challenging Trump's immigration policy through a discharge petition.
NYC parents
fromThe Haitian Times
1 week ago

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Queens to close after decades of serving Haitian and immigrant families

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy in Queens will close after the 2025-2026 school year due to declining enrollment and financial difficulties.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

What to know as Africans welcome UN vote on slavery reparations but questions remain

The U.N. resolution on trafficking of enslaved Africans calls for reparations and restitution of cultural items, widely welcomed across Africa and by advocates.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn, NY Patch
1 month ago

Haitian American PR Executive Leads Workshops And Forums To Empower Tenants In Brooklyn

Marie Theodore appointed Housing and Block Associations Committee Chair, focusing on tenant education and housing advocacy in NYC.
fromFrenchly
1 month ago

La Francophonie: How Louisiana Keeps the French Language Alive - Frenchly

The territory was named La Louisiane in 1682 by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier de La Salle, in honor of King Louis XIV, who claimed for France the vast Mississippi River basin. When French settlers later founded New Orleans in 1718, the region quickly became a center of French culture in North America.
History
Paris food
fromFrenchly
1 month ago

10 Cities Outside France Where You Can Practice Your French - Frenchly

Over 320 million people speak French across five continents, with colonial history establishing French as an official language in many countries, making immersive French learning possible in diverse cities worldwide.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Cuba's lights begin to return, but its crisis is far from over

Power cuts started in Cuba back in 2019, when the first Trump administration started hammering the country with so-called maximum-pressure sanctions. They aimed to gouge the country's economy of billions of dollars a year, and, as a result, the communist government had to drastically cut fuel imports because it simply did not have the cash.
World news
Miami
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Haiti president's assassination driven by greed and power, US prosecutors say

Four men face trial in Miami for conspiring to assassinate Haiti's president Jovenel Moise in 2021, motivated by desires for power and wealth, with South Florida serving as the planning and financing hub.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

A record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade

Haiti registered a record 280 political parties for its first general election in a decade, with new parties hopeful to address gang violence and corruption despite security challenges threatening the electoral process.
World news
fromThe Nation
1 month ago

Haiti Doesn't Need War. It Needs Peace.

Haitian police and international forces launched a major offensive against armed groups in Port-au-Prince, killing civilians alongside gang members, while displaced residents faced barriers to relocation due to neighborhood stigma.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

Could you really be better off living on benefits in France than working?

Employment in France remains more financially rewarding than welfare benefits across all household scenarios, contradicting political claims that benefits encourage dependency.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

I am trying to live': Haitians in Mexico seek community despite broken immigration systems

With time, as his research led to police intervention, he caught the attention of the city's gangs. In November 2024, during a period of escalating violence in the Haitian capital, gang members entered the compound where Gensley lived. They burned the radio station, my home and many other things in the area. They even killed his dog.
US news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Poor in an oil-rich country: Republic of Congo's youth hope for change

We are told that the country is rich in oil. But I don't see that wealth in my daily life. Look at Pointe-Noire, formerly nicknamed as Ponton la Belle [Beautiful Pointe-Noire]. Today, the city is unrecognisable. Around the Grand Marche, the main roads are potholed, and when it rains, the streets get flooded, making it almost impossible to drive.
France politics
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

More Students, Families, and Seniors Are Turning to Food Banks in Quebec | The Walrus

Rising housing, transportation, and food costs are driving record numbers of people, including working households, to rely on food banks across Canada.
fromFrenchly
1 month ago

10 Black Francophone Historical Figures You Didn't Learn About in School - Frenchly

History is full of Black Francophone figures who have shaped politics, culture, science, and resistance across continents. Yet too often, they remain invisible in school textbooks. These individuals challenged colonial power, redefined identity, confronted racial hierarchies, and transformed intellectual and political life in the Francophone world and beyond. From West Africa to the Caribbean, in scientific research and political activism, they forged new paths in the face of oppression and erasure, leaving legacies that continue to inspire freedom, dignity, and solidarity.
History
Travel
fromFrenchly
1 month ago

Guadeloupe: A French Island in the Caribbean - Frenchly

Guadeloupe combines French governance and Caribbean culture, offering tropical beaches, rainforests, Creole music, and European infrastructure.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Haiti's Hand-Painted Winter Olympics Uniforms Are a 'Story of Resistance' | Artnet News

Haiti's Olympic uniforms were hand-redesigned after the IOC banned Toussaint Louverture imagery as political, leading to a novel, hand-painted alteration preserving symbolic elements.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Today in History: February 7, Haiti inaugurates its first democratically elected president

Today is Saturday, Feb. 7, the 38th day of 2026. There are 327 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 7, 1991, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of Haiti. (He was overthrown by the military the following September.) Also on this date: In 1904, the Great Baltimore Fire began; one of the worst city fires in American history, it destroyed over 1,500 buildings in central Baltimore.
History
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France news
fromThe Local France
2 months ago

New Paris passport office for South Africans in France

A new VFS Global DHA Services Centre near Paris enables South Africans in France to renew passports, register births, and receive home delivery.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Haiti's Winter Olympics kit redesigned at last minute to fit IOC guidelines

Haitian designer Stella Jean repainted the 2026 Olympic ski suits to remove Toussaint Louverture imagery after the IOC said they violated guidelines.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Haiti's transitional council hands power to US-backed prime minister

Move comes after council tried to oust PM Fils-Aime and the US recently deployed warship to waters near Haiti's capital. Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council has handed power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aime after almost two years of tumultuous governance marked by rampant gang violence that has left thousands dead. The transfer of power between the nine-member transitional council and 54-year-old businessman Fils-Aime took place on Saturday under tight security, given Haiti's unstable political climate.
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