Widow of assassinated Haitian President accuses political enemies of hiring mercenaries

The widow of assassinated Haitian President claims he was assassinated because he was planning to introduce constitutional reform.

The death of President Moise has led to a dispute over who holds power in Haiti

Also in the programme; the West Coast of America faces record breaking temperatures and South Korea goes into a new lockdown amidst rising Covid-19 numbers.

Joining Julian Worricker to discuss these and other issues are Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of the US and the Americas programme at the Chatham House, an international affairs think tank, and; Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development at the University of Oxford.

(Photo: Security personnel stand guard at the morgue where the body of President Jovenel Moise is located, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 10 July 2021. CREDIT: EPA/Orlando Barria)