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Weekly Report - 29 January 2026 (WR-26-04)

Efforts to dismiss Haiti’s prime minister draw condemnation

With days to go until the 7 February deadline for the mandate of Haiti’s transitional presidential council (CPT) to end, the nine-member body has sparked international condemnation over its decision to eject Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Set up in April 2024 following the ouster of former prime minister Ariel Henry (2021-2024) amid gang attacks [WR-24-17], the CPT has singularly failed to carry out its chief task of restoring a semblance of peace to the country, staging long overdue elections, and handing over power to a new president and legislature by the end of its mandate. With no sign of a succession plan in place beyond 7 February, some suspect that the push to eject Fils-Aimé reflects efforts by the CPT, whose mandate has been marred by infighting and corruption allegations, to retain its grip on power.

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