[Haiti] Violence against civilians: Abduction/forced disappearance

Summary

Single-source ACLED detection — awaiting independent verification. On April 4, 2025, the 400 Mawozo Gang kidnapped a journalist and his brother in Mirebalais, Centre department, Haiti, demanding a $500,000 ransom. This incident follows broader gang attacks in the area since March 31, reflecting continued deterioration of security conditions in central Haiti.

Supply chain impact

No commodities or chokepoints are directly mapped to this event; second-order effects depend on how the situation escalates and whether gang control expands to affect major transportation corridors connecting Port-au-Prince to northern Haiti.

Watch points

• Monitor whether gang activity spreads beyond Mirebalais to major road networks linking Haiti's capital with agricultural regions in the north
• Track any expansion of 400 Mawozo operations that could threaten fuel distribution or humanitarian supply routes in central Haiti