Haiti

High food prices, scarce supplies, a restless population, and a series of riots shook Haiti in April, forcing President Rene Preval to accept the dismissal of his Prime Minister, Jacques-Edouard Alexis, and to replace him with Ericq Pierre, a former official at the Inter American Development Bank (IADB). The transition was far from smooth, however. The Senate dismissed Alexis on April 12, blaming him for food riots that left six people dead, including a UN peacekeeper. By early May Pierre was still not in place, as his nomination was rejected by the Chamber of Deputies. Preval's ruling coalition was

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