Jacob Zuma - Haiti Observer Blog

Convergent histories aren't the only things that Haiti shares with the nations of the African Union. There is also a similar outlook for the future regarding their countries. It is this current and future point of synchronicity that Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe wished to capitalize on when he participated in the Assembly of the African Union's 22nd Ordinary Session.

Fresh off his part in the Economic Forum's 44th session in Davos, Lamothe flew to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the AU meeting held from January 28 to 31, 2014. With the aim of the meeting being to hold talks on issues such as the security of food and agriculture, peace, the security of Africa and international trade, Lamothe found himself in a good position as observer of the meeting to glean new ideas and discuss possible partnerships to better aid Haiti.

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The former Haitian president Jean Bertrand Aristide gave a message to the press in the occasion of the death of Nelson Mandela. The letter was addressed to the current president of South Africa, Mr. Jacob Zuma

O mwen Titid montre li pa Ingra.

Mezanmi se moun nan South Afrika ki te ba li ladomi le__ ke "Zot " te mete li deyor na payi li

After his second exile in mid-2004, Jean Bertrand Aristide and his family were welcomed to South Africa. He lived with his family in a government villa in Pretoria, received a salary from and provided staff by the South African government Aristide also learned Zulu

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