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Melissa Chemam with RFI

Africa-led mission to Haiti 'urgently needed', according to the UN

People demonstrated to call for the departure of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince on 7 February 2024. AFP - RICHARD PIERRIN

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm at the "rapidly deteriorating security situation" in Haiti and called for more funding for the planned international police mission to be led by Kenya.

Haiti's capital was largely shut down Monday with residents only venturing out for essentials as authorities imposed a state of emergency and a curfew after a weekend attack on a prison freed thousands of inmates.

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