N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - An attack on Chad's presidency compound foiled by security forces on Wednesday was carried out by a disorganised band of intoxicated men wielding knives and machetes who were ...

government of trying to legitimise what they call a political dynasty. Chad, one of Africa’s poorest countries, is the first in a string of coup-hit states in the Sahel to hold elections as ...

Roads leading to the presidential palace were blocked and tanks could be seen on the streets, an AFP reporter at the scene said at the time. Government spokesman Abderaman Koulamallah said a 24 ...

Fighting between security forces and gunmen who launched an assault on Chad's presidential palace on Wednesday left 19 people dead, including 18 of the attackers, the government said Wednesday.

Chad goes to the polls Sunday for legislative, provincial and local elections that are presented by the government as the last stage of a political transition after three years of military rule, but ...

Chad's government has said security forces had thwarted an alleged effort to destabilise the country on Wednesday night, after a group of people attacked the presidential palace in the capital ...

Two dozen assailants armed with weapons and machetes launched an assault on Chad's presidential palace which the government said was thwarted but the opposition cast doubt Thursday on the official ...

Fighting between security forces and gunmen who launched an assault on Chad’s presidential palace on January 8, 2025, left 19 people dead, including 18 of the attackers, the government said.