Feb 7 - Haiti entered political limbo on Saturday as the mandate of the Caribbean nation's transitional governing council, a body intended to curb a bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, ended with no succession plan in place. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Feb 7 - Haiti entered political limbo on Saturday as the mandate of the Caribbean nation's transitional governing council, a body intended to curb a bloody gang conflict and bring about long-delayed elections, ended with no succession plan in place. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Haiti faces worsening instability as its Transitional Presidential Council’s mandate expires, with little progress toward elections, rampant gang violence, humanitarian crises, and US-backed efforts to maintain political order amid ongoing insecurity.

Haiti has lacked elected national officials for three years, with a Transitional Presidential Council nominally in charge. Despite this, armed gangs control large parts of the country, including areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The council’s mandate ends today, yet there is no clear plan for succession and no leader ready to take over. Editor in Chief at AyiboPost, Wildlore Merancourt, shares his insights.