Haiti's transitional ruling council, which is leading the Caribbean nation following the resignation of its prime minister amid a wave of gang violence, chose politician Edgard Leblanc Fils as its head on Tuesday.

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wracked by gang violence that killed or injured more than 2,500 people from January to March.

Frustration with Canadian officials leads some to seek help from other organizations

A proposal to install new leadership in Haiti appeared to be crumbling Wednesday as some political parties rejected the plan to create a presidential council that would manage the transition.

After two weeks of violence and chaos, Ariel Henry has announced his resignation – here’s all you need to know

Following Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation, political leaders were given 24 hours to provide names for a transitional council to lead the country.

Haiti's prime minister has been forced to resign as gang violence surged - so who stands to gain?

Haiti has descended into a state of chaos and despair in recent years, with gangs seizing control of large swaths of the nation and imposing their rule through fear, violence and extortion. FRANCE 24 spoke to expert Rosa Freedman on what paved the way for gangs to take hold of the Caribbean nation.

The US has begun airlifting embassy staff out of Haiti as brutal gangs take control of the country and bodies lie in the streets.

Residents of Haiti's capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a "city under siege" after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. 

International community, including Canada, must be wary of past mistakes in offering aid: expert

The gang leader behind the violence blighting the Haitian capital has warned there will be a "civil war" if Haiti's prime minister, Ariel Henry, does not step down.

'We have chosen to take our destiny in our own hands,' said Jimmy "Barbeque" Chérizier, a former police officer who controls a confederacy of nine Haitian gangs known as the "G9 Family and Allies."

Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons.

Haiti is rapidly descending into chaos after gangs attacked a prison, freeing thousands of inmates amid a new spate of extreme violence.

Haiti's government declared a 72-hour state of emergency on Sunday after armed gangs stormed a major prison. At least 12 people were killed and about 3,700 inmates escaped in the jailbreak.

Kenya and Haiti signed a "reciprocal" agreement on Friday to deploy police from the East African country to lead a UN-backed law and order mission to the gang-plagued Caribbean nation, Kenyan President William Ruto said.