Attack on Chad’s presidential palace leaves 19 dead
An attack on Chad’s presidential palace left 18 assailants dead and six in custody, with one soldier killed and three wounded, state media reported Thursday.
Chad says foiled attack on presidency was work of disorganised, intoxicated group
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 easily neutralised, the government spokesperson said.
VOA60 Africa - Chad calls foiled attack on presidential compound 'amateur operation'
Chad: Foreign Minister Abderaman Koulamallah on Thursday described a foiled attack on the presidential compound as an amateur operation that posed no real threat to the government. The national prosecutor said 18 attackers and two security guards were killed in the attack.
Chad Foils Assault on Presidency Weeks After Disputed Elections
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 China’s foreign minister.
Chad says military foiled 'destabilisation attempt'
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 the military blocked the surrounding streets.
Chad Investigates Foiled Attempt to Storm Presidential Compound
A foiled attack on Chad's presidential compound overnight was carried out by a group of two dozen armed "ill-intentioned individuals" who were neutralised by security forces, the public prosecutor said on Thursday,
Chad says 20 killed in bid to storm presidential palace
Armed men tried to storm Chad's presidential palace when President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno was inside but 18 attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national
Chad says bid to storm into presidential palace foiled, 20 dead
Two dozen armed men tried to storm into Chad's presidential palace but 18 of the attackers and two soldiers were killed in the failed attack, the national prosecutor said Thursday.Heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential complex just before 8:00 pm local time (1900 GMT) on Wednesday in the centre of N'Djamena,
Chad investigates failed attack on presidential palace
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. Government troops foiled an attack by 24 heavily armed assailants on Wednesday night,
Chadian leaders denounce Macron's remarks, order French troops out of Chad this month
Macron said Monday that African nations failed to say thank you to France for deploying its military to the Sahel region ...
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Gunfire erupts inside presidency in Chad capital
Gunfire erupted Wednesday evening inside the presidency in Chad's capital N'Djamena, with tanks and a heavy security presence ...
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Chad FM accuses Macron of ‘contemptuous attitude towards Africa'
Chad and Senegal on Tuesday hit back at comments made by President Macron claiming that African countries in the Sahel had ...
Senegal and Chad say ousting of French troops was their sovereign decision
Senegalese and Chadian leaders say the ousting of French troops from their territories was their sovereign decision, ...
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Chad Launches First Common Alerting Protocol and Shares Real-Time Weather Data with the World
This initiative was funded by the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative and supported by NORCAP, with a ...
Chinese FM's tour indicates China treats Africa as the land of hope, development and dynamism
In keeping with a 35-year-long unbroken tradition, where China's foreign minister's first official visit at the beginning of a new year is to countries on the African continent, Chinese Foreign ...
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Abéché military base handover marks shift in French involvement in Chad
In Chad, the withdrawal of French armed forces is ongoing, particularly at the military base in Abéché. As the country's ...
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Ochieng: Trump Focus on Africa's Trade Rather Than Military Ties
Chad has foiled assault attempts on its Presidency while Islamist rebels have gone on a record killing spree in Congo.