Michael Deibert, Writer

Michael Deibert is the author of Haiti Will Not Perish: A Recent History (Zed Books), In the Shadow of Saint Death: The Gulf Cartel and the Price of America's Drug War in Mexico (Lyons Press, 2014), The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between Hope and Despair (Zed Books, 2013) and Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti (Seven Stories Press, 2005). He can be followed at twitter.com/michaelcdeibert.

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

L’église de Milot qui vient de prendre feu est un monument unique

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[I was interviewed by Ayibo Post about the terribly sad devastation by fire of the church adjoining the Palais Sans-Souci in Haiti's M...
Friday, March 27, 2020

BBC World Service interview about Delphin Kahimbi

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My discussion with Esau Williams of BBC World Service about the mysterious death of former DR Congo intelligence chief Delphin Kahimbi can...
Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Can Solar Energy Solve Puerto Rico's Energy Crisis?

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I spoke with Tanzina Vega of The Takeaway and Sergio Marxuach, policy director for the Center for a New Economy, about where solar developm...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Puerto Rico earthquakes are just the latest in a string of shocks for US island

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Puerto Rico earthquakes are just the latest in a string of shocks for US island   First there was Hurricane Maria. Then, government upset...
Thursday, January 09, 2020

Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake Rocks Puerto Rico

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I spoke with Tanzina Vega of The Takeaway about the earthquake that rocked Puerto Rico yesterday morning. I had been up since about 4:3...
Tuesday, December 31, 2019

2019: A Reporter's Notebook of the Year Gone By

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This past year was quite an eventful one, marked by the publication of my fifth book, a move to Puerto Rico and the honor of witness...
Monday, December 30, 2019

Books in 2019: A Personal Selection

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Defined by Puerto Rico's summer of revolution, this past year was one of intense work for me, and amidst all the writing I didn...
Tuesday, December 03, 2019

Michael Deibert, le régime de Michel Martelly et la voyoutocratie de Jovenel Moïse

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Michael Deibert , le r é gime de Michel Martelly et la voyoutocratie de Jovenel Mo ï se Nelson Bellamy Le Nation (Read the orig...
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Michael Deibert
I am an author and journalist who focuses on Haiti, the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Mexico, Guatemala and occasionally further afield in Africa, the Americas and Europe. Hopefully, that means being of some use in the struggle of economically and socially disadvantaged people to lead more just and decent lives. Photo © Hilary Wallis
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