Chad said it averted a “destabilization attempt” after security forces repelled two dozen assailants that briefly entered the presidency where the West African nation’s military leader had received ...

Chadian troops were heavily deployed around the capital, N’Djamena, Thursday as officials said they were investigating a failed attack on the country’s presidential palace.

Eighteen attackers and two soldiers died in a failed attempt to storm Chad's presidential palace, as President Mahamat Deby hailed his guards' bravery.

Wednesday, authorities said. President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside the palace at the time of the attack.

Bursts of gunfire rang out near the president's office in the capital N'Djamena on Wednesday night as the military blocked surrounding streets. The government said later it had foiled an attempt to ...