Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns, transitional council takes power

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, paving the way for a transitional council to lead the embattled country.

The transitional council was officially installed on Thursday.

The outgoing cabinet said that, pending the formation of a new government, Economy Minister Michel Patrick Boisvert has been appointed as interim prime minister.

The nine-member transitional council, where seven members will have voting powers, is expected to help set the agenda of a new cabinet!

While gang leaders had called on Henry to resign, they voiced anger over their exclusion from transitional negotiations, and it remains unclear how they will respond to the new council.

As a result, many Haitians remain wary of any foreign involvement in Haiti today, saying that it will only add to the chaos

For its part, Kenya had paused its plans to deploy a security force to Haiti until the transitional council took power although it remains unclear if that is still the case.