Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean said today he was confident that Haiti election officials would accept his candidacy to run for president despite doubts over whether he meets the residency requirement.

SINGER Wyclef Jean is about to announce his candidacy for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti, the former head of the country’s Chamber of Deputies has said.

Singer Wyclef Jean is to run for president of earthquake-ravaged Haiti.

The largest earthquake ever recorded in the area has rocked Haiti, collapsing a hospital and damaging other buildings.