Why The West Overthrew Haiti’s Elected Government

It’s official. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has greenlighted an armed intervention to be led by Kenya into Haiti under the pretext of dealing with Haiti’s gangs. In actuality, Kenya is just the Black face of Western imperialism on the island. Previous interventions have not solved Haiti’s systemic issues, only worsened matters. That’s not to mention the West is responsible for the state of dysfunction witnessed on the country today. While 13 UNSC members voted in favor, China and Russia abstained.

African Stream recently sat down in our Nairobi studio with All-African People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee member Sobukwe Shukura. He spelled out the reasons for continued interference in Haiti. From the usual pursuit of Haiti’s mineral resources, subjugation of Haitian labour, to fears of reparations contagion, the West will not let the African Caribbean nation breathe. The pending invasion, despite being premised on Pan-African ideals, is ironically in the interests of the West, of which the United States has emerged as the chief financier, footing up to an initial $100 million payment to Kenya.

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