An Irish missionary and seven Haitian nationals, including a 3-year-old child, have been freed nearly a month after being kidnapped in Port-au-Prince. While the world celebrates their safe return, Haitians continue to face daily kidnappings, gang rule, and a capital city under siege.
Gena Heraty spent more than 30 years running an orphanage for hundreds of children in Haiti, but her abduction highlights the grim reality of a nation where armed groups control the streets and ordinary Haitians suffer in silence.
Why does the world only pay attention when foreigners are kidnapped, while countless Haitians remain victims every single day?
Join Whitney McKoy on the African Diaspora News Channel as we break down the kidnapping crisis in Haiti, the rise of criminal coalitions like Viv Ansanm, and what it means for the diaspora across the Caribbean and beyond.
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