Two centuries ago this month, France pulled off one of history’s greatest armed extortions: After the first three leaders of a newly freed Haiti refused to cave in to hefty French demands to ...

A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains. 'S.M. Charles X, le bien-aimé, reconnaissant l’indépendance de St.

Haiti has been plunged into months of chaos, with rampant gang violence forcing thousands to flee. Tragically, many have lost ...

The tenure of a presidential council that has been running Haiti expires on Saturday. It’s unclear what will come next.

French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of a joint commission with Haiti to examine their intertwined history On April 17, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of ...

Haiti’s presidential transitional council on Saturday handed over power to US-backed Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé as ...

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 years ...

From 1915 to 1934, the U.S. occupied Haiti. During this 19-year rule, the U.S. changed Haiti’s Constitution, secured ports ...

This article is republished from The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Marlene L. Daut is a Professor of French and African ...

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that historic injustice was imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity to France in exchange for its independence 200 ...