One year ago on Thursday, assailants in Port-au-Prince broke down the door to the home of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse and murdered him in his bedroom. The World’s Marco Werman talks with Widlore Mérancourt, the editor of the Haitian news outlet Ayibopost in Port-au-Prince. They discuss efforts to find those responsible for the assassination and how Haiti has changed since the killing.
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