’Haiti wants peace’: Ariel Henry resigns after gangs wage war on government

The Haitian prime minister issued his resignation and announced a residential council for the government’s transition, after a gang insurrection against the government. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► Ariel Henry is in Puerto Rico and unable to return to Haiti. He urged people to remain calm until a transition of power could be arranged. Henry went on to thank the people of Haiti and everyone ’in the government team’. Henry’s resignation comes after gangs joined forces to oust the unelected leader during 10 days of chaos in which they set police stations on fire, stormed ports and prisons and laid siege to the capital’s international airport. The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian’s free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ► Twitter ► Instagram ► The Guardian on YouTube:  The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian Live ► #ArielHenry #Haiti #WorldNews