Haiti decrees transitional council aimed at restoring calm

Haiti decrees transitional council aimed at restoring calm

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Haiti decrees transitional council aimed at restoring calm

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(AFP) - Haiti's government formalised the creation of a nine-member transitional presidential council on Friday, a long-delayed move intended as the first step in restoring security to the gang-ravaged Caribbean country.

Nearly 95,000 people have fled the metropolitan area of the capital Port-au-Prince in the last month as armed gangs have cemented their control.

Haitians are lacking basic goods as key ports remain closed, while the outgoing government remains absent.