Former colonial power France is going to offer evacuation flights to its citizens in Haiti as gang violence in the Caribbean island nation continues to escalate. It comes after all foreign employees of the EU’s mission in Haiti as well as the German ambassador left the country some two weeks ago, while the US military has flown out non-essential diplomatic staff. Last week, the US flew out some of its citizens by helicopter to neighbouring Dominican Republic. Since commercial flights from the capital Port au Prince have been suspended, Paris will organize special flights together with the Defe…