Vibrant street scene in Senegal featuring locals and soldiers, reflecting community life and cultural expression.
A new legal effort in the East African country aims to stop the deployment of 1,000 police officers to the Caribbean Island. The deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti was declared illegal by the High Court in January. Ekuru Aukot, the politician and lawyer who led that case, told Semafor Africa he is working on a fresh challenge against a bilateral agreement signed by Kenyan President William Ruto and Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry last week. He questioned its legality and demanded that it be made public. The new legal challenge is the latest obstacle that threatens Kenya’s push to lead the mission. Ruto has previously promised that Kenya will deploy its police officers to Haiti despite the courts declaring the plan unconstitutional.
SOURCE: SEMAFOR