Overview:
Select images from Haiti’s Feb. 7, 2026, transfer of executive authority ceremony at Villa d’Accueil, where the Transitional Presidential Council handed power to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé under tight security and political tension over the transition process.
Heavy security surrounded Villa d’Accueil in Port-au-Prince during the major political turning point on Feb. 7, 2026, with the transfer of executive authority from the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé. Specialized Haitian National Police units and reinforced security forces secured the area amid heightened alert, driven by tensions over competing transition proposals — including objections from some outgoing CPT members and opposition groups who favor a handover led by the High Court of Justice. Inside the compound, officials carried out the ceremony as uncertainty and division continued to shape the broader political landscape.
Here are select images of the scenes from Haiti’s Feb. 7, 2026
Security units secure the perimeter of Villa d’Accueil ahead of Haiti’s transfer of executive power from the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, the CPT’s mandate expiration date. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times
Specialized Haitian National Police (PNH) units were deployed around the compound before the ceremony began, with controlled vehicle access and layered perimeter checks. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times
Elite police units secured Villa d’Accueil ahead of the transfer of power from the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times
Tanks blocked the perimeter of Villa d’Accueil ahead of Haiti’s transfer of executive power on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times
Three members of the Haitian National Police units were seen in front of the Villa d’Acceuil before the ceremony began, with controlled vehicle access and layered perimeter checks. Photo by Dieugo André for The Haitian Times
Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé during his speech at the power handover ceremony at Villa d’Accueil, Port-au-Prince, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Photo by Patrice Noel for The Haitian Times
The coordinator of the outgoing presidential council, Laurent Saint-Cyr, during the handover of power to Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, at Villa d’Accueil in Port-au-Prince, on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. Photo by Patrice Noel for The Haitian Times
From left to right, Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, accompanied by the five (5) presidential advisers: Frinel Joseph, Régine Abraham, Laurent Saint-Cyr, Emmanuel Vertilaire and Smith Augustin, for the handover of power in Port-au-Prince on Saturday, February 07, 2026. Photo by Patrice Noel
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