Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry Yields, Opening Path for Transitional Government

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigned, paving the way for a new government in the violence-ravaged country. His resignation letter, signed in Los Angeles on April 24, was released on Thursday. The resignation comes as a council formed to select a new prime minister and Cabinet is set to be sworn in. The council's installation was announced after a meeting to address Haiti's ongoing crisis.

Ariel Henry resigned Thursday as prime minister of Haiti, leaving the way clear for a new government to be formed in the Caribbean country, which has been wrecked by gang violence.

Henry presented his resignation in a letter signed in Los Angeles, dated April 24, and released on Thursday by his office on the same day a council tasked with choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti was due to be sworn in.

The council would be installed more than a month after Caribbean leaders announced its creation following an emergency meeting to tackle Haiti's spiralling crisis.