Residents in the capital of the African nation of Chad say multiple gunshots have been heard near the presidential palace.

The attack on Wednesday night occurred while Chadian President Mahamat Deby Itno was inside the palace, but authorities said the situation was quickly brought under control.

Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and ...

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Chad's Infrastructure Minister Aziz Mahamat Saleh said the situation was being dealt with. "Nothing serious, no panic, the situation is under control," he posted on Facebook without giving further ...

Gunmen launched an attack on the presidential complex in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on Wednesday, sparking a battle that left ...

The destabilisation attempt was put down," he said, in a video posted on Facebook ... Haram in the Lake Chad region and abruptly ended a military accord with former colonial power France in ...

Chad's government said security forces had foiled an attempt to destabilise the country on Wednesday evening, after bursts of gunfire rang out near the president's office in the capital N'Djamena and ...

An foiled attack on Chad's presidential compound overnight was carried out by a disorganised band of intoxicated men wielding ...

The destabilisation attempt was put down," he said, in a video posted on Facebook ... Haram in the Lake Chad region and abruptly ended a military accord with former colonial power France in ...

Landlocked Chad is under military rule and faces regular attacks by Boko Haram. It recently ended a military accord with former colonial power France and has been accused of interfering in the ...