The New Dark Age

Who is Jimmy Chérizier, aka ‘Barbecue,’ the Haitian gang leader? Pan Africanist Emergencies spokesperson Maud-Salomé Ekila spoke with the former police officer on behalf of African Stream to gain a detailed understanding of the man.

Ekila sat down with Chérizier, whom some regard as Haiti’s most powerful gang leader, in an exclusive interview to ask him about his ideology, the issues in Haiti, and some of the allegations against him regarding abuses of fellow Haitians. We know the 47-year-old Haitian is seen as a divisive and controversial figure, while others claim he is a revolutionary.

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