Haiti's extreme insecurity and political instability are highly unlikely to improve ahead of planned elections in August; there is also a significant risk that conditions deteriorate further, collapsing what remains of the Haitian state while worsening regional migration and criminal challenges. On March 29, the Gran Grif group, one of Haiti's most violent gangs, carried out a brutal massacre in Petite-Rivière de l'Artibonite (60 miles north of Port-au-Prince), killing over 70 people, looting homes and displacing thousands of residents. The attack was one of the worst mass killings in Haiti so far in 2026, highlighting the continuation of extreme gang violence in the country, despite the efforts of local authorities and supporting foreign forces. Meanwhile, the Haitian government is in the midst of a yearslong political crisis, following the end of the Transitional Presidential Council's term on Feb. 7, which handed control of the government to Prime Minister Alix Didier...
