Benin Offers 2,000 Troops for Haiti Security Mission

Benin offered 2,000 soldiers for the Multinational Security Support Mission (MSSM) in Haiti. The announcement was made by United States Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield during a press conference on Monday. The diplomat is in Guyana, leading a U.S. delegation participating in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) summit. She stated that she learned just before starting the trip that Benin had offered troops to support the force. The U.S. ambassador added that some Caribbean countries that had promised their support had called for more French-sp