2026-02-04
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Viv Ansanm coalition formed November 2024 unifying Jimmy Cherizier led G9 federation with G
Pep faction and independent gangs under common command. United States designated Viv
Ansanm as Foreign Terrorist Organization May 2025 citing systematic attacks on civilians
infrastructure and democratic institutions. 400 Mawozo gained prominence through 2021
missionary kidnapping and subsequent territorial expansion in Croix des Bouquets and Plaine
du Cul de Sac regions.